Best Coconut Curried Chicken Recipes

CURRIED COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil and curry powder in a large skillet over medium-high heat for two minutes. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat with curry oil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center and juices run clear.
• Pour coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar into the pan, and stir to combine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

CURRIED CHICKEN WITH COCONUT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lower third. Toss chicken with curry powder, cayenne, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat 2 teaspoons oil over high. In batches, cook chicken until browned on all sides, about 12 minutes total. Transfer to a large plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and add 1 teaspoon each salt and oil, garlic, ginger, and onion. Cook, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, until onion is translucent, 6 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add rice, coconut milk, and 2 cups water; stir to combine and bring to a boil. Arrange chicken in pot, skin side up, cover, and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

CURRIED CHICKEN COCONUT NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan cook the garlic in the vegetable oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is fragrant, add the curry powder, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, the coconut milk, the water, the lemongrass, the gingerroot, and the peppercorns and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the chicken and poach it at a bare simmer for 20 minutes, or until it is cooked through. Transfer the chicken with a slotted spoon to a bowl and let it cool, keeping the poaching mixture warm.
• While the chicken is cooling, in a large bowl soak the noodles in warm water to cover for 5 minutes, drain them, and in a large saucepan of salted boiling water cook them for 5 minutes. Drain the noodles in a colander, rinse them under cold water, and drain them well.
• Discard the skin and bones from the chicken, shred the meat, and stir it into the poaching mixture with the lime juice and the fish sauce. Cook the soup over moderate heat, stirring, until it is hot, divide the noodles among 6 to 8 bowls, and ladle the soup over them. Sprinkle the soup with the coriander and drizzle it with the chili oil.

CURRIED COCONUT CHICKEN FOR TWO

Steps:

• Place butter in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the coconut and curry powder. Dip chicken in butter, then coat with coconut mixture. , Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; sprinkle with salt. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with preserves.

CURRIED COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place butter in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the coconut and curry powder. Dip chicken in butter, then coat with coconut mixture. , Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with salt. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Serve with preserves.

COCONUT CURRIED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Cut chicken apart at both joints; reserve tips for another use, if desired.
• In a large bowl, combine milk and coconut extract; add winglets and stir well; cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until the next day.
• In a medium bowl, combine potato mix, curry powder, and coconut; stir chicken to moisten; then lift out one winglet, drain briefly and roll in potato mixture to coat completely.
• Repeat with remaining winglets.
• Place winglets slightly apart on 2 well-greased 10x15 rimmed baking pans and one well-greased 7x11 baking pan.
• Combine butter and garlic; drizzle over chicken.
• Bake uncovered, at 375° until well browned and crisp, about 45 minutes, switching position of pans in oven halfway through baking.
• Serve hot; this makes 10-12 appetizer servings or 5-6 main-dish servings.

CURRIED SAUTEED CHICKEN CHUNKS WITH COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Time: 30 minutes
• 1. Toss the chicken with the curry powder, salt to taste, chile, and lemongrass.
• 2. Place the butter in a medium skillet, preferably nonstick, and turn the heat to medium-high. When it melts, add the chicken. Cook the chicken, stirring occasionally, until it loses its raw color. Add the coconut milk and turn the heat to medium.
• 3. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until cooked through, then stir in the nam pla and nuts and cook for another 30 seconds. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

CURRIED CHICKEN-COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in 6- to 8-quart pressure cooker. Remove skin from chicken; add chicken to cooker. Lock lid in place. Bring to high pressure over high heat. Cook 8 minutes, adjusting heat as necessary to maintain high pressure. Remove from heat. Let pressure come down naturally 8 minutes. Quick-release any remaining pressure.
• Slowly release lid, standing back and allowing steam to escape. Transfer chicken to work surface; cool briefly. Remove bones. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch cubes. Return chicken to soup; add spinach. Simmer until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Add lime juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the produce section of some supermarkets.

POULET A LA CREOLE (CURRIED CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE, CUCUMBER, AND COCONUT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the Seasoned Flour: If you are making the seasoned flour, simply mix together the flour, salt, and the peppers together in a bowl. Dust the chicken with the flour, shaking off any excess. Reserve.
• For the Chicken: In a large skillet, cook the bacon in the canola oil over medium heat, until it has rendered some of its fat. Add the chicken in batches, skin side down and sear, 2 minutes per side, turning once, until golden on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a roasting pan fitted with a rack; set the skillet aside. Bake the chicken for 25 to 35 minutes.
• For the Curry Sauce: Set the skillet you seared the chicken in over medium-high heat and add the garlic, Scotch bonnet, and red onion. Stir well to coat and cook until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add the curry powder, stir well, and cook for 30 seconds. Add the orange juice, star anise, and saffron and cook, stirring for 2 minutes, as the juice reduces by 1/2.
• Add the chicken stock and stir, then add the vanilla bean, bay leaf, and coconut milk and stir. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• While the sauce is simmering, put the cucumber in a colander and toss with salt. Let stand for 20 minutes, stirring now and then to distribute the salt. (The salt will pull excess water out of the cucumber.) Rinse the cucumber well under cold running water and drain. Blot with paper towels.
• Pass the curry sauce through a fine-mesh strainer into a smaller skillet. Add the tomatoes and heat through. Keep warm over very low heat.
• To serve, put 2 pieces of chicken on each plate. Spoon the curry sauce over and scatter the cucumber and pineapple over the top.

CURRIED CHICKEN ROLLED IN TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Put the stock and chicken breast in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Cover, bring to a simmer, then cook for 8 minutes.
• Set aside until completely cooled. This could be done the day before.
• Remove the chicken from the stock (saving the liquid for a soup) and chop medium-fine.
• In a bowl, beat the cream cheese with the mayonnaise until smooth.
• Add the chicken, onion, curry powder, walnuts, and salt; mix together gently.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours - it's much easier to roll when cold.
• Dampen your hands and lightly roll the mixture into 3/4-inch balls.
• Press on a coating of toasted coconut and, if you can, serve this hors d'oeuvre within an hour so the coconut will stay crunchy.

{CROCK POT} CURRIED COCONUT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. if you are using raw chicken, heat up some olive oil in a pan and brown on both sides. add to the crock pot. in the same skillet add a touch of olive oil and saute onions, peppers and garlic for about 4-5 minutes. stir into the skillet; grated ginger and curry powder, cook for a few moments and add to the crock pot. 2. cover the chicken and onion mixture with stock. cover the crock pot and cook on low for 4-8 hours. 3. about 15 minutes before you are ready to serve, take out chicken, let it cool and then shred. 4. meanwhile,measure, add and mix; coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, sriracha, lime juice and brown sugar. mix into crock pot, and cook on high for 15 minutes. 5. add the chicken back to the crock pot, if you were using pre-made chicken this would be the time to add it to the pot. 6. in a separate pot, boil some water and add your noodles, when done, place in bowls. 7. when soup is finished, stir in cilantro, ladle over noodles and enjoy.

CURRIED COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN IN WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Press the wonton wrappers into mini muffin tins, bake for 5 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside to cool. (Can be made up to one week in advance stored in an airtight container) Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet and saute the onion, garlic and ginger for about 3 minutes, until onion softens. Add the chicken, curry paste , coconut milk, chutney, lime juice and salt. Cook, stirring often until mixture bubbles and thickens. cool slightly or chill before spooning into wonton cups. Sprinkle filled cups with cilantro before serving them warm, at room temperature or cold.

KARI AYAM KELAPA (CURRIED CHICKEN WITH TOASTED COCONUT)

Steps:

• Cut up the chicken.
• Boil the chillies in a small amount of water for2 minutes.
• drain, remove seeds Toast the coconut in a heavy skillet,over medium heat, stirring the whole while until it becomes a lovely brown.
• Do not leave it in the skillet as it will burn.
• Cool.
• Put the cooled coconut into a blender or food processor and grind very fine, add 1/2 cup coconut milk, blend again, set aside, in a bowl In the blender without washing it blend chillies, onion, garlic, tumeric, coriander, cummin, curry powder and sliced lemon grass (or lemon rind) Blend to a puree.
• If necessary add a tbsp of peanut oil.
• Heat the remaining oil in a skillet and add the pureed onions& spices, fry stirring constantly until the moisture evaporates and the oil is around the edges.
• Add ground coconut, coconut milk, bananas, and stir well.
• Add chicken and stir gently as the mixture comes to a simmer cover and slow simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally or until the chicken is tender.

CHICKEN FLOATING IN CURRIED COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Saute the boneless, skinless chicken breasts in sesame oil, over medium high heat, until they are golden brown.
• 2. Remove the chicken from the pan, cool, slice thinly and put in refrigerator until needed.
• 3. To a pot add the coconut milk and chicken stock, mix well.
• 4. Add all the remaining ingredients, except for the garnish.
• 5. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes then add the chicken to the soup.
• 6. Now simmer for another 15 minutes, then pour the soup into bowls and garnish with Thai basil or cilantro.

COCONUT CURRIED CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt, pepper, curry powder.
• Sear chicken in oil in 4-quart pot; cook until almost done.
• Remove chicken; pour out excess oil.
• Add butter to same pan; stir in flour.
• Stir in stock, cayenne pepper and tomatoes.
• Add honey, potatoes, bell peppers, onions, jalapenos and coconut milk.
• Return the chicken to the pot.
• Bring to a boil to finish cooking and thicken liquid.
• Put chicken in serving bowl.
• Ladle sauce on top.
• Garnish with cilantro.

CURRIED CHICKEN IN COCONUT - PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Make coconut milk: In a medium-sized pot, place dessicated coconut and water. Mix and allow to soak for ½ an hour. After ½ an hour, turn heat onto low and bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave pot on element for ½ an hour. After ½ an hour, transfer coconut mixture to blender or processor and process for 45 seconds. Put a large sieve over a bowl and empty coconut mixture into it. Press down hard on coconut solids with the back of a spoon to remove as much coconut milk as possible. This method produced 2 cups of coconut milk. Can be made up to 2 days before recipe and refrigerated, covered. The milk will separate in the fridge, forming a creamy 'fat' layer on top, and a thinner 'liquid' layer underneath. Not to worry, the fat layer will melt into the curry along with the liquid and form a lovely milk.
• For curry: In a food processor, pulse onion, peppers, ginger and garlic to make a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add pumpkin puree and curry paste and mash into onion paste. Cook until aromatic, another 2-3 minutes. Add sugar, salt and coconut milk, stirring, and bring just to boil. Simmer until slightly thicker, about 4-5 minutes. Add chicken and cook another 10 minutes. Stir in 3 tblsps sour cream so that it is completely incorporated into the sauce and simmer 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Serve with your favourite rice pilaf and enjoy!

CURRIED CHICKEN ROLLS IN TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Put the stock and chicken breasts in a saucepan over low heat. Cover, bring to a simmer, then cook for 8 minutes. Set aside until completely cooled. (Can be done the day before serving.) Remove the chicken from the stock and chop chicken medium- fine. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the mayo until smooth. Add the chicken, onion, curry powder, walnuts and salt; mix together gently. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours (easier to roll when cold.) Dampen your hands and lightly roll the mixture into 3/4 inch balls. Press on a coating of toasted coconut, and place rolls on the bed of greens. Serve within an hour if possible so the coconut will stay crunchy.

CURRIED CHICKEN IN COCONUT - PUMPKIN SAUCE

Steps:

• For curry: In a food processor, pulse onion, peppers, ginger and garlic to make a smooth paste. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add pumpkin puree and curry paste and mash into onion paste. Cook until aromatic, another 2-3 minutes. Add sugar, salt and coconut milk, stirring, and bring just to boil. Simmer until slightly thicker, about 4-5 minutes. Add chicken and cook another 10 minutes. Stir in 3 tblsps sour cream so that it is completely incorporated into the sauce and simmer 2 more minutes. Remove from heat. Serve with your favourite rice pilaf and enjoy!

CURRIED COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1/2 inch chunks and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil and curry powder in a large skillet over medium-high heat for two minutes. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat with curry oil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in center and juices run clear.
• Pour coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and sugar into the pan, and stir to combine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

COCONUT CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine the curry powder and salt in a bowl, add the chicken and toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, over medium high, add the garlic, ginger, and onion.
• Cook, stirring for 1 minute, then add the chicken and sear for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until browned.
• Add the coconut milk and lime juice, reduce heat to medium, and cook stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.