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Coconut Chicken Curry

A South Indian weeknight favorite — warm spices, coconut milk, and a squeeze of lime at the end.

45 min total 15 min prep 30 min cook 4
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Ingredients

  • 800g chicken thighs, boneless
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves + 1-inch ginger
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • Curry leaves, mustard seeds, lime

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bloom mustard seeds + curry leaves in oil.

  2. 2

    Add onion; cook until golden.

  3. 3

    Add ginger-garlic paste + spices; toast 1 min.

  4. 4

    Add chicken; brown all sides.

  5. 5

    Pour coconut milk; simmer 20 min. Finish with lime + fresh cilantro.

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Priya Narayan

South Indian recipes from my grandmother's notebooks.

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