Chicken Sweet Potato Curry
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Chicken Sweet Potato Curry
Description
The Chicken Sweet Potato Curry blends diced chicken and tender sweet potatoes in a rich, spiced coconut milk sauce. Aromatic turmeric and red curry paste provide earthy and mildly spicy notes, complemented by ginger and chili garlic sauce for warmth and gentle heat. Coconut oil is used to sauté the onion and chicken, which is cooked until no longer pink before simmering with sweet potatoes and water until softened. The addition of coconut milk creates a creamy sauce that carries the spices.
The finished curry offers a comforting, lightly spiced flavor with the sweetness of the potatoes balancing the seasoning. It can be served on its own or spooned over basmati rice to absorb the sauce. Fresh cilantro, peanuts, and a squeeze of lime add layers of freshness, crunch, and acidity to each serving.
This recipe allows adjustment of spice levels by varying the amount of chili garlic sauce. The cooking method gently simmers the ingredients to ensure the chicken remains tender and the sweet potatoes reach a soft, yet intact texture.
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil can substitute canola oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breast diced
- 1-2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 sweet potato peeled and diced
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon Chili garlic sauce if you like spice, add 2 teaspoons
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 Tablespoon red curry paste
- 1 - 13.5- ounce coconut milk can
Garnish:
- cilantro
- peanuts
- lime
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 1 minute. Add chicken, turmeric, salt, and pepper and cook until chicken is no longer pink about 8 minutes.
- Add sweet potatoes and saute for several minutes. Add water, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes, until softened. Check sweet potatoes for tenderness.
- Add chili garlic sauce, ginger, red curry paste, and stir. Pour in coconut milk. Check for seasonings and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
- Ladle into bowls and top with cilantro, peanuts, and fresh lime, if so desired.
- Serve it alone or on top of basmati rice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 300kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 879mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 901mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 9865IU | 197% |
| Vitamin C | 5.9mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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