Braised Chicken And Potatoes With Coconut Curry Sauce Food

COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat a large non-stick sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the whole cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, and cardamom pods, if using. Let these spices sizzle and immediately add the onions. Sauté until lightly browned, about 7-8 minutes. If needed, deglaze the pan with 1-2 tbsp of water and allow the water to evaporate.
• Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds or until the raw smell disappears. Add the green chili pepper, tomatoes and sauté for 2-3 minutes until the tomatoes become soft. Add the potato, green bell pepper, spice powders (coriander, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, and red chili flakes), and salt and stir.
• Increase the heat to high. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until the chicken changes color. Add the coconut milk and yogurt and bring the mixture to a light boil.
• Lower the heat to low-medium, cover and allow to simmer for 15-16 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and vegetables are cooked through. Uncover and raise the heat to allow the sauce to thicken for 2-3 minutes, if desired.
• Taste and adjust salt and seasoning. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with white basmati rice.

BRAISED CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH COCONUT-CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In 8-inch skillet, heat cumin and coriander seed over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until fragrant and some seed pops. Remove seed from skillet to a plate and cool completely.
• In spice or coffee grinder (used for grinding spices only), grind roasted seed to a fine powder. (If you don't have a grinder, place seed in resealable plastic food-storage bag and pound with flat side of meat mallet; mixture will be not as finely ground but will still be delicious.) Stir in turmeric and fenugreek; set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering and hot. Add cloves, cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cinnamon stick uncurls. Use slotted spoon to remove spices from oil; discard spices.
• Add onions to oil and, stirring occasionally, until soft and slightly brown. Add gingerroot, garlic, bay leaves and chile and cook 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, dry spice blend and salt. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer 25 to 35 minutes or until potatoes are tender and juice of chicken is no longer pink when center of thickest part is cut (180°F). Remove and discard bay leaves.
• Simmer uncovered 5 minutes longer to reduce sauce a bit. Add spinach and cook uncovered 1 minute or just until spinach is wilted.

ONE-POT BRAISED CHICKEN WITH COCONUT MILK, TOMATO AND GINGER

Steps:

• Pat chicken thighs dry and season with salt and pepper. In a deep 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. When the oil shimmers, add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook, undisturbed, until nicely browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, 4 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Turn heat to medium-low, add the onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon and red-pepper flakes, and cook until the garlic and the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with salt.
• Add the tomatoes with their juices and the coconut milk, and stir until combined, scraping up any brown bits that have formed at the bottom of the pan. Nestle the chicken back into the skillet along with any juices that have accumulated. Simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide the rice, if using, among bowls and plate the chicken on top, spooning additional sauce over it. Scatter with cilantro and a squeeze of lime, if you like.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH SWEET POTATOES AND COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil. Brown chicken pieces, in batches if necessary, until golden all over, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Stir scallion, ginger, garlic and chiles into pot and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in curry paste and cook 1 minute. Stir in coconut milk and sweet potatoes. Arrange chicken pieces on top of potatoes, placing breast meat on top. Pour in enough water to come halfway up the sides of chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover pot and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large dry skillet over medium heat, toast coconut flakes until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mustard seeds and toast until they begin to pop, 1 minute more. Transfer to a bowl and season with a pinch of salt.
• Transfer chicken and sweet potatoes to a platter. Return Dutch oven to the stove and simmer over medium-high heat until cooking liquid has thickened to a saucelike consistency, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over chicken and potatoes. Sprinkle with the coconut and mustard seed mixture and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.