Coconut Chicken With Chilli Apricot Chutney Recipes

CHUTNEY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Heat a large skillet or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat with a tablespoon of oil, a turn of the pan. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and brown well. Remove to plate and repeat for the remaining chicken. Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter, when it foams add the cumin and stir a few seconds. Then add the ginger, garlic, chiles and stir another 1 to 2 minutes. Puree the stock and chutney together in a blender or food processor. Then add the chutney mixture to the pan and combine with the tomatoes. Slide the chicken back in and turn to coat. Reduce the heat and simmer until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes more. Cool and store in the refrigerator for a make-ahead meal.
• To serve, reheat the chutney chicken on the stovetop over medium heat. Toast the coconut until golden brown and fragrant. Cook the rice to tender, according to package directions. Fluff the rice and add the coconut, almonds, lime juice and some salt and pepper. Serve shallow bowls of rice topped with the chutney chicken and garnish with scallions and cilantro.

COCONUT CHICKEN WITH CHILLI APRICOT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Make chilli apricot chutney: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chilli flakes. Cook for 1 minute. Add onion, apricot, sugar and vinegar. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until chutney is thick.
• Meanwhile, place flour and coconut in separate shallow dishes. Lightly beat eggs in a shallow bowl.
• Preheat oven to 150°C Line a baking tray with paper towel. Coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess, then dip in egg, followed by coconut, pressing coconut on with fingertips to secure.
• Fry in batches putting them in the oven on the baking tray until you are done.

SPICY APRICOT CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir together apricot juice, soy sauce, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl until the cornstarch has dissolved; set aside.
• Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Stir in ginger, and cook until it begins turns golden brown, about 10 seconds. Add the chicken; cook and stir until the chicken turns white and begins to firm. Stir in the stir-fry vegetables, and continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the vegetables are hot.
• Stir in the apricots, pineapple chunks, and apricot juice mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook until the sauce thickens and clears, about 1 minute. Stir in green onion before serving.

CURRY COCONUT CHICKEN WITH CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• In shallow bowl, beat egg. In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place bread crumbs, coconut and curry. Dip chicken into egg. Place in bread crumb bag; seal and shake to coat. Place chicken on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center and coating is golden brown. Serve with chutney.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH GREEN APPLE AND COCONUT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For Chutney:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Pierce the "eyes" of the coconut with ice pick. Drain off liquid. Bake coconut until shell begins to crack, about 30 minutes. Tap coconut shell all over with hammer to remove shell. (The white meat with its brown skin should fall away from shell; if it doesn't, use paring knife to release meat.) Using paring knife, cut away brown skin, if desired. Rinse coconut. Coarsely chop enough coconut in processor to measure 3/4 cup (reserve remaining coconut for another use.)
• Heat small skillet over medium heat. Add cumin seeds; stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes (do not burn). Transfer seeds to plate; cool. Finely grind seeds in spice grinder or in mortar with pestle.
• Core apples; cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Place apples in medium bowl. Add lemon juice and toss to coat. Combine 3/4 cup coconut, cumin, apples and all remaining ingredients in processor. Chop finely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before using.
• For Curry:
• With processor running, drop garlic, chilies and ginger down feed tube and process until minced. Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until brown, adding 2 tablespoons water during last minutes of cooking to prevent burning, about 10 minutes. Add chili mixture and 1 tablespoon water; sauté 3 minutes. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and peppercorns; stir 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons water, bay leaves, coriander, cumin, cayenne and turmeric; sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes and salt; cook until almost all the liquid evaporates, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Add chicken pieces 1 at a time, turning to coat in tomato mixture. Add 1 cup water. Cover; simmer until chicken is cooked through, turning once, about 40 minutes.
• Spoon rice onto plates. Top with chicken and sauce. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with chutney.

COCONUT CHICKEN WITH APRICOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ËšF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Mix the coconut, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Working with one chicken breast at a time, dip the chicken in the bowl with the beaten egg and then coat with the coconut mixture.
• Place on the baking sheet. Once all chicken breasts are coated and on the baking sheet, evenly drizzle with the melted butter.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, flipping once halfway.
• To prepare the apricot sauce, mix the apricot preserves and the Dijon mustard in a small bowl. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped shallots and sauté until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in red curry paste and fresh ginger and cook 1 minute. Add chicken tenders and sauté until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to bowl.
• Add unsweetened coconut milk and dried apricots to skillet and boil until mixture is reduced to 2 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Mix in mango chutney and 1/2 cup cilantro. Return cooked chicken to skillet. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir to heat through. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Serve over rice.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
• **Available at Indian, Southeast Asian and Latin American markets and many supermarkets.