Tantalize your taste buds with a culinary journey to Southeast Asia with our delectable Coconut Chicken Curry with Cashews. This symphony of flavors is a harmonious blend of creamy coconut milk, aromatic curry spices, tender chicken, and crunchy cashews. Each bite is an explosion of sweet, savory, and nutty sensations, leaving you craving more.
Our recipe provides step-by-step instructions to guide you in creating this delightful dish. We'll take you through the process of preparing the fragrant curry paste, simmering it in a rich coconut milk sauce, and incorporating succulent chicken and roasted cashews. Along the way, we'll share insightful tips and techniques to ensure your curry is bursting with flavor and perfectly balanced.
In addition to the main recipe, we've included variations to cater to different dietary preferences and spice levels. For those who prefer a milder curry, we offer suggestions for adjusting the heat level. We also provide a vegetarian alternative, featuring hearty vegetables instead of chicken, ensuring everyone can enjoy this culinary masterpiece.
Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting your culinary adventures, our Coconut Chicken Curry with Cashews recipe is sure to become a favorite. So, gather your ingredients, embark on this culinary expedition, and prepare to indulge in a tantalizing taste of Southeast Asia.
CASHEW COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY
Steps:
- Whisk together the spice mixture ingredients. Divide it in half and rub half of it into the chicken thighs. Let them rest for 20 minutes.
- Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large, heavy pot like a Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the chicken thighs in batches to prevent steaming. When they are browned remove them to a wide bowl and add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil into the pot.
- Add the chopped onions with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring and scraping at the bottom of the pan to remove any stuck bits, for 10 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and red chile pepper paste. Add another pinch of salt and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of Aleppo pepper and the remaining half of the spice mixture and stir to roast the spices. Let cook for another minute.
- Add the butternut squash chunks and stir to coat in the aromatics and spices. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken back in along with any accumulated juices. Then add the 6 cups of water and cook for 10 minutes, covered.
- Add the cauliflower florets and stir in. Reduce heat to simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- While the curry is simmering, whisk together: the coconut milk, cashew butter and lime juice.
- At the end of the 20 minutes simmering time, whisk the coconut milk mixture into the curry and bring back to a simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix in 1 cup of chopped cilantro and 1 tablespoon of honey. Taste for more honey, more salt or more lime juice.
- Serve over Basmati rice and garnished with chopped cilantro, chopped roasted cashews and freshly squeezed lime juice.
CHICKEN CURRY WITH CASHEWS
Categories Chicken Nut Poultry Dinner Cashew Curry Winter Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat butter in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy pot over moderately low heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro and bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. (If making ahead, see cooks' note, below.)
- Just before serving:
- Pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with yogurt and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
CHICKEN CURRY WITH CASHEWS & COCONUT MILK
This is probably the best curry I've made. Great taste and texture, very creamy and it has just the right amount of spices. Highly recommended, especially if you like cashews!!
Provided by Cosette Khoryati
Categories Chicken
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. -Heat butter and vegetable oil in a wide heavy pot over moderately low heat, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring until softened for about 5 minutes. -Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. -Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes.
- 2. -Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro or ground coriander and bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. -Pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with coconut milk and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring until sauce is thickened for about 5 minutes. -Serve hot with basmati or jasmine rice.
- 3. **You can make the recipe without the chicken, just as a curry sauce or as a dip for naan or puri bread, amazing!
COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY
Curry powder is stirred into this braise only during the last minute of cooking, delivering a bright hit of spice on top of the paprika and turmeric mellowed into the slow-simmered chicken. This dish from "Burma Superstar" by Desmond Tan and Kate Leahy (Ten Speed Press, 2017), needs time on the stove but not much attention, and gets even better after resting in the fridge, making it an ideal weeknight meal that can last days. There's plenty of coconut milk broth to spoon over rice or noodles. At his restaurant, Burma Superstar in Oakland, Calif., Mr. Tan also serves this with platha, a buttery, flaky Burmese flatbread, for dipping.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories dinner, poultry, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Trim the chicken thighs of excess fat and cut into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces; transfer to a bowl. Add the paprika, turmeric and salt, and use your hands to mix well. Let the chicken marinate at room temperature while you prepare the other ingredients, or cover and refrigerate overnight.
- In a large pot, heat the oil over medium-high. Stir in the onions, lower the heat to medium-low and cook gently, stirring often to prevent scorching, until tender and translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook, stirring often, until most of the water from the onions has been cooked out and a glossy layer of oil has risen to the surface, about 5 minutes more.
- Add the marinated chicken and stir to release the spices into the onion. Pour in the coconut milk and bring to a near boil. Let the coconut milk simmer briskly for about 4 minutes to thicken a bit. Lower the heat to medium-low and add the fish sauce. Stir in 1 1/2 cups water and bring to a near boil. The broth will thin out as the chicken starts to release its juices.
- Lower to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender, 30 to 45 minutes. Droplets of paprika-red oil will rise to the surface. Stir in the curry powder and cayenne, simmer briefly and remove from the heat.
- If time permits, let the curry sit for at least 20 minutes before serving. This allows the chicken to soak in more flavors as the curry cools. Bring to a simmer again right before serving and taste, adding more salt or fish sauce if desired. Serve over rice or noodles, with bowls of cilantro and lime wedges.
COCONUT CURRY CHICKEN
A nice zippy chicken curry balanced out by the sweetness of coconut milk. This recipe is very basic and easy to customize to your taste. I have added hearts of palm, bamboo shoots, pineapple, mushrooms, onions or shallots...have fun with it!
Provided by Faith
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 55m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of about 1/2 inch. Sprinkle the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat, and pan-fry the chicken breasts until the meat is no longer pink, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate.
- Reduce the heat to medium; stir the green onions and curry paste into the skillet, and cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Pour the broth into the skillet, and scrape up and dissolve any brown flavor bits in the skillet with a spoon. Bring the mixture to a full boil, and cook until the mixture has thickened into a glaze, about 10 minutes; pour in the coconut milk, bring back to a boil, and cook until thickened, about 10 more minutes. Mix the lime juice into the sauce, and stir in any juices that have collected from the chicken. Return the chicken breasts to the pan, spoon sauce over the chicken, and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.1 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Cholesterol 61.8 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 24.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 475.6 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
CHICKEN CURRY WITH CASHEWS
Make and share this Chicken Curry With Cashews recipe from Food.com.
Provided by KelBel
Categories Curries
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat butter in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy pot over moderately low heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
- Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro and bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Just before serving:.
- Pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with coconut milk and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 575.9, Fat 41.9, SaturatedFat 21.9, Cholesterol 145, Sodium 1465.3, Carbohydrate 20.5, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 5.4, Protein 34.4
CREAMY CASHEW CHICKEN CURRY
Mooove over, real cream - this curry is made rich and creamy with (cow-free) cashew cream, which is remarkably similar to heavy cream in appearance, taste, and in-sauce behavior. In fact, cashew cream actually thickens up faster. You won't need anything too exotic, besides maybe garam masala, to make this straightforward recipe. Garnish with whole cashews, lime wedges, and cilantro. Serve with rice, garlic naan, or both!
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian
Time 4h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Mix salt, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne, turmeric, and garam masala together in a small bowl.
- Cut a chicken thigh in half lengthwise along the crease. Halve the thicker portion to end up with three 2-inch pieces. Repeat with remaining chicken thighs.
- Transfer chicken to a bowl. Add oil and about 1/2 of the spice blend; mix thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge for 4 to 12 hours.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large pan over high heat until melted and golden brown. Add the chicken in a single layer. Cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Return chicken and accumulated juices to the bowl.
- Heat remaining butter in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, remaining spice blend, tomato paste, garlic, and ginger. Cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and any accumulated juices.
- Combine water and cashews in a blender; blend on high speed until very smooth. Stir cashew cream into the pan. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until flavors blend, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in green onions and cilantro; taste for seasoning. Squeeze in lime juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 76.8 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 22 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 823.9 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY
Sauteed chicken breasts in a coconut curry sauce with vegetables, raisins, and apple. Absolutely delicious! Serve over rice.
Provided by Eliza
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, evenly brown the chicken breast halves. Mix in carrots, celery, and onions. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
- In a small bowl, mix the curry powder and flour with hot water. Blend in coconut milk, forming a thick paste.
- Mix curry powder paste, remaining coconut milk, raisins, and apple into the skillet. Thoroughly coat chicken with the mixture. Cover, and reduce heat. Simmer 30 to 45 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 11.5 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 123.8 mg, Sugar 12.6 g
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Gather all of your ingredients and equipment before you start cooking. This will help you stay organized and ensure that you don't forget anything.
- Use Fresh Ingredients: Fresh ingredients will give your curry the best flavor. If possible, use coconut milk from a fresh coconut. This will taste so much better than store-bought coconut milk.
- Don't Overcook the Chicken: Chicken can easily become dry and overcooked. Cook it just until it is cooked through, but still juicy.
- Use a Variety of Vegetables: This recipe uses a variety of vegetables, but you can use any vegetables that you like. Some other good options include broccoli, green beans, or carrots.
- Add Some Heat: If you like your curry spicy, add a pinch of chili powder or a few slices of serrano pepper. You can also use a green curry paste instead of the red curry paste for a spicier flavor.
- Serve with Rice: Coconut chicken curry is traditionally served with rice. You can use white rice, brown rice, or even cauliflower rice.
Conclusion:
Coconut chicken curry is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover chicken. With its creamy coconut sauce, tender chicken, and a variety of vegetables, this curry is sure to please everyone at your table.
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