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Brazilian Coconut Chicken
Recipe by:
MLYIN
Spicy chicken with an enticing aroma. Think of this dish as a Latin American curry - an exciting alternative to the usual!
Ready in 55 mins
Saved by 159 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 2 green chillies, seeded and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 (400ml) tin light coconut milk
- 1 bunch fresh coriander, chopped
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Preparation method
Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 40 mins1.
In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric and coriander. Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
2.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the chicken in the frying pan. Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from heat and set aside.
3.
Heat the remaining olive oil in the frying pan. Cook and stir the onion, ginger, chillies and garlic for 5 minutes, or until tender. Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes, adding the chicken at the end to heat through. Garnish with the fresh coriander.
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Last updated:
10 May 2013
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Used different ingredients.
Ahh also forgot to mention the obvious (you will see from the pic) I used chicken thighs and legs rather than breast...
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21 Apr 2011
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instead of just using a regular onion I used spring onions and 1/2 a small regular onion, also when I added the coconut milk I added 2 pinches of ground cinnamon.....
The dish came out PERFECT....
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21 Apr 2011
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Wow, tasty, easy to make, no tweeks needed, beautiful
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23 Oct 2010
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Beaultiful dish! I have made this twice already! Very simple to make for a beginner cook like me!
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01 Aug 2010
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This was a nice basic curry with uncomplicated tastes. I tweaked it by cooking diced chicken, then adding onions, ginger and garlic. Then the spices as a paste. Then 1/2 tim of chopped tomatoes and coconut milk, simmered for 25 mins, added handful of spinach leaves and hey presto!!! Most enjoyable dinner mmm
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23 Oct 2008
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This was a very simple, spicy chicken dish that my husband and I both really enjoyed. Without question, a 5 star recipe!
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07 Aug 2008
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This was a nice change. It's incredibly spicy, which suited our tastes just fine. Next time I think I'll simmer the chicken in the sauce for a bit so it can soak up some of the flavours.
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07 Aug 2008
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made this one for my boyfriend and he absolutely loved it! combined with rice, this dish is very similar to a curry. love the coconut milk and tomatoes. also turns out good when you combine similar spices you might have at home.
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07 Aug 2008
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This has great flavour. A new chicken favourite for my household. Nice amount of spice, although I only used 1 pepper. To complete the meal, I made rice and string beans. The combination of the rice and string beans helped with toning down the spice, but a great meal nonetheless.
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07 Aug 2008
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