A traditional tropical Creole coconut chicken curry with warming flavours.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4
A traditional tropical Creole coconut chicken curry with warming flavours.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 4
Nutritional info
(per 1 serving)
12-July 2021, by Alice Sandwith
This Creole coconut chicken curry is our go-to dinner in our little family.
It's really close to our hearts because my then-fiancee, now-husband and I discovered this dish when we visited The Seychelles to get married. It’s quintessential comfort food for us as we are instantly reminded of our special day.
I had never tasted a curry that good ever in my life. I can still feel the creaminess and full of flavour in my mouth. The pumpkin is thick or somewhat glutinous which reminds me of my childhood.
As a kid and a farm girl, one of the vegetables I love that much is squash or pumpkin (we call it kalabasa) mainly because my mother used to tell us it is good for the eyes and that you can see better when you eat it.
While I will never recreate that dish because mainly I can’t get that type of pumpkin (I guess you can only find it in Asia) but I think this is pretty close.
Cooking with coconut milk is one of my favorite ways to prepare our meals. I absolutely love the luxury flavour this nature’s liquid adds to food.
The creamy flavour and sweet notes of the squash combine to make a hearty sauce that begs to be spooned over steamed cauliflower rice if you are low carb or plain rice if you are paleo.
2 tablespoons grass fed butter (or ghee)
125g chicken breast, cut into bite size
250g chicken thighs, cut into bite size
25g white onion, chopped
2 teaspoon sliced ginger
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon white pepper powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 bay leaf
1 kaffir lime leaf
220g coconut milk
2 chicken stock cubes
225g squash/pumpkin, peeled and cubed
Best paired over steamed cauliflower rice, miracle rice or palmini rice.
*Note: Substitute chicken with veal, fish fillet, or eggplant. Add fresh chillies for a little kick.