Chicken in red chilli sauce

Name: Chicken in red chilli sauce
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 550 g Boneless skinless chicken thigh; 3 g Ground turmeric; 3 g Salt; 25 g Rapeseed oil; 120 g Shallots; 15 g Garlic; 20 g Ginger; 12 g Dried red chillies; 250 g Tomato passata; 120 g Coconut milk, full-fat; 150 g Water; 2 g Cinnamon stick; 0.5 g Cloves; 1 g Ground cardamom; 15 g Sugar; 12 g Fresh coriander

Turmeric chicken simmered in a rich tomato and chilli sauce.

Estimated total time: 55 minutes3 portionsAbout 520 kcal per portion

Chicken in red sauce served with white rice and vegetables — Photo: Wiki Farazi · CC0 · Photo source. Real dish photograph visually verified. Image resized and JPEG encoded. Chicken in spiced tomato sauce; photo is a Malaysian meal with white rice and vegetables.

Ingredients for 3 portions

550 g Boneless skinless chicken thigh
3 g Ground turmeric
3 g Salt
25 g Rapeseed oil
120 g Shallots
15 g Garlic
20 g Ginger
12 g Dried red chillies
250 g Tomato passata
120 g Coconut milk, full-fat
150 g Water
2 g Cinnamon stick
0.5 g Cloves
1 g Ground cardamom
15 g Sugar
12 g Fresh coriander

Method

Soak dried chillies in hot water for 15 minutes, drain and blend with shallots, garlic and ginger. Coat chicken pieces with turmeric and salt.
Heat oil in a heavy pan and brown chicken for 6–8 minutes, then remove.
Fry blended paste with cinnamon, cloves and cardamom for 5 minutes. Add passata, coconut milk, measured water and sugar and bring to a simmer.
Return chicken and simmer partly covered for 20–25 minutes until cooked through and sauce thickens. Remove cinnamon and finish with coriander.

Boneless chicken thighs shorten cooking. This pan-browned home version uses less frying oil than deep-fried preparations; rice is separate.

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