Coconut milk is used in chicken stews from Southeast Asia to Africa, from which this fragrant dish hails. The recipe was given to us by Lela Abdulaziz, a home cook in Mombasa, and we included it in Shane Mitchell's tribute to East African cooking, Kenya's Bounty (May 2010).
Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup canola oil
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. ground turmeric
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 green or red Thai chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 4 plum tomatoes, cored and minced
- 1 medium red onion, minced
- 4 skinless bone-in chicken legs and thighs, separated
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 (14-oz.) cans coconut milk
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups cooked rice, for serving
- Finely chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
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Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oil in a 6-qt. pot over medium-high heat. Add the turmeric, garlic, chiles, tomatoes, and onions and cook, stirring often, until the onions are caramelized, 20-25 minutes. Add chicken to pot along with lime juice and coconut milk. Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
To serve, put rice into 4 serving bowls and spoon chicken and sauce over rice. Garnish with cilantro and season with more black pepper.
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