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Almond chicken curry with curry leaf and toasted coconut basmati rice
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total Time:
60 minutes
Delicious almond chicken curry by taste.com.au and SunRice.
Ingredients:
  • 90g almond meal
  • 250ml water
  • 40.00 ml ghee
  • 2 brown onions, cut into wedges
  • 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
  • 5.00 gm ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1.25 gm ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 8 (about 800g) chicken thigh fillets, halved
  • 2 tsp garam marsala
  • 125ml cream
  • Toasted flaked almonds, to serve
  • Coriander leaves, to serve
  • 40g shredded coconut
  • 12 curry leaves
  • 200g basmati rice
  • 375ml chicken stock
Instructions:
  • In a medium bowl, mix the almond meal and water together. Let it soak for 1 hour.
  • In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the ghee. Cook the onion and ginger for 10 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally. Add the cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, and cardamom, cook for 1 minute until aromatic. Stir in the chicken and almond meal mixture, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until chicken is cooked and sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in the cream and cook for 15 more minutes until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat, stir in the garam masala, and season with salt and pepper.
  • To make the curry leaf and coconut rice, start by toasting coconut in a large saucepan over high heat for 2-3 minutes until golden. Transfer to a bowl. Then, melt ghee in the pan, sauté curry leaves until fragrant for 1 minute. Stir in Sunrice basmati rice and half of the toasted coconut. Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 12 minutes until rice is tender. Let it rest covered for 5 minutes off the heat. Finally, sprinkle with the remaining toasted coconut before serving.
  • Garnish chicken curry with flaked almonds, fresh coriander, and curry leaves rice. Serve immediately.