Avoid bacteria buildup on your cutting board. Cut a lemon in half and coat the exposed side with coarse salt. Then, use it to scrub your cutting board and rinse clean.
Chicken & Prawn Coconut Curry
Try this Prawn Curry for an adventurous balance of spice and flavours.
intermediate
SERVES 6
PREP TIME 25mins
COOK TIME 50mins
Ingredients
For the naan bread
- 200-250 ml yoghurt
- 5 ml salt
- 240 g flour
- 10 ml baking powder
- Melted butter
For the curry:
- 30 ml sunflower oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 10 ml fresh ginger, grated
- 5 g lemon grass, bruised
- 10 ml ground cumin
- 10 ml mild masala curry powder
- 10 ml paprika
- 10 ml chilli powder
- 10 ml ground coriander
- 500 g chicken fillets, cubed
- 2 sachets of tomato paste
- 30 ml Huletts Brown Sugar
- 10 ml chicken stock powder
- 1-2 cans coconut milk
- 250 g cleaned prawn tails
To serve:
- Shaved coconut
- Fresh coriander
- Basmati rice
- Sambals
Method
The Naan
- Mix the yoghurt, salt, flour and baking powder to form a dough.
- Once you have a smooth dough, being careful not to over mix, divide it into equal pieces. Using your hands or a rolling pin, shape them into oval shaped flatbreads.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side over a medium heat and brush with the melted butter while still warm.
The Curry
- Fry the onion in the oil until soft, then stir in the garlic, ginger and lemongrass. Add all the additional spices and fry off for a few minutes.
- Stir in the chicken until it is coated in the spice mixture and well browned.
- Add the tomato paste, sugar and chicken stock and stir.
- Add 1 can of coconut milk.
- Simmer, uncovered, for 15-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Add the prawn tails about 10 minutes before the chicken is cooked.
- Add salt and pepper if necessary.
- If the curry is too dry, a little extra coconut milk can be added at this stage.
- Top the curry with shaved coconut and fresh coriander and serve with basmati rice, naan bread and sambals.
Top tips
Keep it clean.
Just a pinch!
Adding a pinch of sugar to dishes containing tomatoes will counteract the acidity of the tomatoes and leave a smoother taste.
Reviews
Prawns
27 Sep 2023
Make sure your prawns are defrosted in water with a dash of salt! Ten minutes may be a bit long for cooking!
Looks delicious.
27 Sep 2023
Looks so yummy. 👌
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Conversion Table
Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | |
---|---|---|---|
Butter | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g | |
Flour/Sifted | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 30g/27g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 40g/35g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 60g/55g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 120g/110g | |
Granulated Sugar | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 50g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 65g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 100g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 200g | |
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 45g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 60g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 90g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 180g | |
Water | 1/4 cup | 4 Tbsp | 57g |
1/3 cup | 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp | 76g | |
1/2 cup | 8 Tbsp | 114g | |
1 cup | 16 Tbsp | 227g |