
Tomato Chicken Curry
Preparation
10 Minutes
Cooking
30 Minutes
Servings
2
Introduction
The curry sauce is a combination of fresh tomatoes, coconut water and coconut milk using common spices such as ginger, lemongrass, chilies, garlic, red onion and turmeric powder, with a citrusy aroma from kaffir lime leaves and sweeten with palm sugar. Can you imagine all these ingredients coming together and infused into the curry sauce? It’s a heaven of deliciousness.

Steps
Marinade the chicken
Make the curry spice paste
Sear to brown chicken on both sides
Fry the curry spice paste until aromatic
Create the curry sauce by adding coconut water and coconut milk to cook chicken
How to make
Marinate chicken with a large teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Place a cling wrap over the plate and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours
Soak dried chilies in hot water for 1/2 hour
Cut up onion, garlic, lemongrass, long red chili, tomatoes, ginger and blend them into a smooth paste
Heat a pan with 1 cup of cooking oil. Once oil is hot, brown the skin side of marinated chicken first for 2 minutes and turn over to brown the other side for 1 minute. Remove and set aside
Lower the heat. Remove some of the excess oil and using the same oil and pan, toss in the curry paste. Gently fry for 2-3 minutes by turning the heat up to medium-low. Be careful not to burn the paste
Once the sauce is started bubbling, add 1 cup coconut water, kaffir lime leaves and 1 tablespoon palm sugar. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes
Lower the heat and add chicken back in. Skin side facing up. Cook for 15 minutes
Add 1 cup coconut milk, mix through gently and continue to cook the chicken for another 15 minutes
Taste the curry sauce. Add more palm sugar and a bit of salt, if needed, according to your own taste
The chicken curry should be ready to be served with some rice, salad or vegetables
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Ingredients
2 tomatoes
5 cloves of garlic
2 inch-size ginger
1 large red onion
2 long red chili
8 dried chilies
1 lemongrass
5 kaffir lime leaves
2 pieces chicken maryland skin-on and boneless (or any other cuts except breast)
turmeric powder
palm sugar
salt
coconut water
coconut milk