Recipe

Fruit Curry with Chicken and Coconut Rice

Time: 20 mins
Yields: 2
  • CHICKEN
  • Dice the meat into mouth sized bits, place in a large pan, cover with water and bring to the boil.
  • Cut the chicken breast into large chunks, lightly flour and season the chicken chunks.
  • Heat half the butter and oil in a pan and cook the chicken until golden brown, this should take about 10-12 minutes.
  • CURRY SAUCE
  • Melt half the butter in a large saucepan and add the onion, pineapple, banana and half the apple.
  • Add the curry powder, desiccated coconut, coconut milk and stock.
  • Pass through a sieve to form a smooth glossy sauce.
  • Melt the remaining butter and gently cook the apples and sultanas for 5 minutes just until softened.
  • Add to the smoothcurry sauce.
  • For the coconut rice: Rinse the rice in cold water. Place into a pan and just cover with cold water.
  • Add the coconut milk and boil for 10 minutes or until the rice is just cooked. Drain.
  • Spoon the rice onto a plate topped with the chicken and with a drizzle of sauce.
  • Serve with a tomato and red onion salad.
Ingredients
  • FOR THE CHICKEN
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • salt and pepper
  • 50g / 2oz salted butter
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • FOR THE COCONUT BASMATI
  • 150ml (1⁄4 pint) coconut milk
  • 125g (4oz)Basmati Rice
  • FOR THE CURRY SAUCE:
  • 50g / 2oz butter
  • 1⁄2 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 pineapple rings, drained and diced
  • 1 small banana, cubed
  • 1 firm apple, peeled and diced
  • 2 tbsp medium curry powder
  • 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
  • 75ml / 3floz chicken stock
  • 75ml / 3floz coconut milk
  • salt and black pepper
  • 50g / 2oz sultanas