Lime Curry Chicken Recipes

LIME CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• 1 To make spice paste, place paste ingredients in a blender. Process to form a thick paste.2 Heat oil in a pan and add spice paste. Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes until paste becomes fragrant.3 Add chicken and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, coating chicken with paste. Add coconut milk, lime quarters, kaffir lime leaves and sweet chilli sauce. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.4 Remove lid for last 10 minutes of cooking to reduce liquid until thick and creamy. Stir in vegetables and cook through. Add salt to taste and garnish with coriander. Serve with rice.

COCONUT-LIME CHICKEN CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the first 9 ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker; stir in chicken. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender., Skim fat; stir in cooked rice. Cook, covered, on low 15-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle servings with cilantro.

LIME CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into thin slices.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil and saute shallots until softened.
• Add bell pepper and cook until tender; stir in curry powder.
• Add chicken and stir fry until chicken is no longer pink.
• Add lime juice.
• Just before serving, stir yogurt into the skillet; garnish with parsley and almonds.
• Per Serving: 185 cal, 72mg chol, 5g carb, 28g pro, 75mgNa, 6g fat Exchanges: 3 1/3 low fat meat, 1 veg %fat = 23%.

THAI LIME CURRY

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
• In a skillet, brown chicken; add shallots and continue cooking until softened.
• Add curry paste and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken stock, lemongrass, lime leaves and lime juice. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Remove lid; add hot pepper flakes and coconut milk.
• Continue cooking until sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve immediately with jasmine rice.

CHICKEN & LIME CURRY

Steps:

• Chop the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and place into a large bowl.
• Add the lime juice (1 lime), hot chilli powder (½ tsp) and paprika (1 tsp).
• Cover with cling film and leave to marinate while you prepare the rest of the curry.
• Place the curry paste ingredients into a pestle and mortar (2 cloves garlic, 1" cube ginger, 1 green chilli (stalk removed), 1 tbsp ground coriander, 1 tsp fenugreek, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp tomato purée) and bash until there are no large lumps.
• Slice the onions and roughly chop the red pepper into bite-sized chunks.
• Heat the olive oil (2 tsp) in a large saucepan. Once hot turn the heat down to low-medium and add the onions and cook for 15-20 minutes until soft and starting to brown. Stir them regularly to ensure they don't burn.
• Add the cumin seeds and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the red pepper, lime zest (1 lime), curry paste, passata (300ml) and water (200ml) and simmer for 20 minutes while the sauce thickens. Stir occasionally. Season with salt to taste.
• About 5 minutes before the sauce is cooked, cook the chicken. Heat a frying pan, add the chicken and cook for c. 5 minutes until it is piping hot all the way through. Turn it during cooking to ensure it cooks evenly.
• Once the chicken and sauce are cooked, stir the chicken into the sauce and serve. I like mine with rice or chapatis.

SPICE & LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the first 6 ingredients and season to taste. Slash the chicken breasts 5-6 times, without cutting all the way through. Add the chicken breasts and vegetables to the yogurt mix and stir to coat everything completely. Cover and leave the flavours to mingle for 10 mins.
• Place a griddle over a high heat and cook the chicken and vegetables for 4 mins each side until the chicken is cooked through and the grill lines are golden. Leave to rest for 2 mins before serving with steamed rice and raita.

CHICKEN KEY LIME CURRY

Steps:

• Blend 1 cup onions with ginger, garlic, and 1/2 cup water in a blender.
• Heat oil in a 12- to 14-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Pat chicken dry and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Brown, skin side down, about 6 minutes (don't turn over), then transfer to a plate. Add remaining onions to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to plate with chicken.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion-ginger paste to skillet. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add curry powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste, remaining 2 cups water, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer.
• Return chicken and onions to skillet with sliced lime and simmer, partially covered, turning chicken once, until just cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.

CURRY CHICKEN WITH CILANTRO LIME SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with curry powder, season with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-low. Add chicken and cook until golden and opaque throughout, 30 to 35 minutes, turning once.
• In a blender, combine 1 tablespoon oil, cilantro, ginger, lime juice, vinegar, sugar, and 3 tablespoons water. Puree until smooth; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, heat remaining teaspoon oil over medium. Add shallot and turmeric; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallot begins to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook just until rice is tender, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork just before serving. Serve rice topped with chicken and drizzled with sauce.

HONEY-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour and cayenne pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add a few chicken strips at a time and shake to coat.
• Melt butter in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Combine lime juice, honey, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl; pour over the chicken. Continue to cook until juices run clear and the sauce is thickened, 3 to 5 more minutes.

COCONUT-LIME CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet and turn the heat to medium.
• Meanwhile, season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on each side. Add 2 tablespoons of the curry paste and half of the cilantro. Massage the chicken, rubbing in the curry paste and cilantro.
• When the oil is shimmering, add the chicken in one layer and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate. The chicken will not be cooked through at this point.
• Add the onion, garlic, ginger and 1 tablespoon of the butter. Season with salt and pepper. Add a drizzle of oil if the skillet looks dry and stir together. Clear some space in the skillet and add 2 of the lime halves cut-side down. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons curry paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent and the garlic is slightly golden, about 5 minutes. During this time, leave the limes cut side down. Return the chicken to the skillet. Sprinkle with most of the lime zest and reserve the rest for garnish. Add the thyme leaves and bring to a simmer. Remove the lime halves.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the coconut milk, water and half of the lime juice. Bring to a simmer. Add the rice, if using, and stir together. Add half of the remaining chopped herbs and all of the remaining lime juice. Flip the chicken to coat, add the raisins and continue to simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened and the chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and the chopped herbs and squeeze in more lime juice, as desired.
• Garnish with the coconut and reserved lime zest and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LIME CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken, sprinkle with garlic powder and cook, turning once, until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• In the same skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Add onion, curry powder, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes, or until onions are tender.
• Stir in flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in lime juice and light cream.
• Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer 7-8 minutes, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat.
• Spoon sauce over chicken breasts and top with a sprinkling of tomatoes and lime slices. Serve with hot cooked rice.