Peanut Butter Chicken Curry
Cook this chicken curry using peanut butter as the base of the sauce, along with plenty of chilli and spices. You'll want to make it your regular Friday night fakeaway. This recipe is from BBC Good Food, written by Tom Kerridge.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Put the chicken thighs, chopped garlic, a third of the lemongrass and half the ginger and half of the spices along with half of the lime juice in a large bowl. Toss, then cover and leave for 30 mins, or chill for up to 24 hrs.
Step 2
Blitz the remaining whole garlic cloves, the rest of the lemongrass and ginger, remaining spices, onion and chopped chilli (if using). Add a large splash of water in a food processor or mini chopper. Set aside.
Step 3
Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chicken all over. Set aside on a plate. Cook the paste for 8-10 mins until the paste has deepened in colour and the oil has slightly separated. Stir in the peanut butter and kecap manis. When thickened, add the coconut milk and half a can of water, bring to a simmer, season, and then add the chicken with its juices.
Step 4
Continue to simmer for 40 mins, stirring often. Turn off the heat, add the rest of the lime juice and season. Leave to rest for 10 mins. Scatter over the spring onions and fresh coriander and sliced chilli (if using), before serving with rice, heated according to the packet instructions, if you wish.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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2 Lemongrass, stalks, bashed and roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Lemongrass Sticks x2 -
2 Red Chillies, half roughly chopped and half sliced 1x Sainsbury's Red Chillies 65g -
4 tbsp Kecap Manis, or 3 tbsp soy sauce mixed with 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar 1x Malay Taste Kicap Manis 150g -
2 Limes, juiced 2x Sainsbury's Limes -
1 Onion, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Onions Loose -
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L -
100g Smooth Peanut Butter 1x Sainsbury's Peanut Butter Smooth 340g -
1 kg Skin On Chicken Thighs 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Skin on Thighs 1kg -
400 ml Coconut Milk 1x Sainsbury's Coconut Milk 400ml -
3 Spring Onions, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g -
30g Coriander, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g -
6 Garlic Cloves, 2 finely chopped, 4 left whole 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
2 tbsp Ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Root Ginger Loose -
1 tbsp Ground Cumin 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g -
1 tbsp Ground Coriander 1x Sainsbury's Ground Coriander 36g -
1 tbsp Ground Turmeric 1x Sainsbury's Turmeric 48g -
2 Cooked Rice 2x Ben's Original Classic Basmati Microwave Rice 220g