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Sri Lanka Coconut-Yogurt Chicken over Rice Sticks

Coconut milk, yogurt and rice simmered on the stove and spiced with fennel seed and chilli.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 30 min · Cook 45 min · 75 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Cut chicken up into bite size pieces removing the skin, fat and discarding the backbone. Use a folk to hold the tomato and then over a flame, which will cause the.

  2. 2

    Skin to blister. then remove the skin. Do the same with the second tomato and then chop both tomatoes up.

  3. 3

    Cooking Instructions-. In a big pot add 3 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon gee. Add the onion, fennel seeds, pepper flakes, cardamom seeds, cinnamon stick, garlic, turmeric, salt, paprika, ½ teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste), ginger, chopped tomatoes. Cook and stir until the onions are a nice brown.

  4. 4

    Add the coconut milk and yogurt. Stir until smooth. Add the chicken pieces and toss. Cook uncovered, stirring from time-to-time for about 1 hour… until the sauce is reduced to a thick consistency.

    60 min
  5. 5

    While the chicken is cooking (15 minutes before it is finished), in a big wok add the can of chicken broth and bring to a boil. When boiling turn off the heat and add the rice sticks. Toss with a folk to loosen up the strands. Let sit for about 5 plus minutes. Remove into a colander.

    15 min
  6. 6

    In the dried wok, add 3 tablespoons oil and ½ teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste). Add the rice sticks, toss with a folk to loosen the strands and cook to “al dente”.

  7. 7

    Remove the rice sticks to a nice size plate and spread out. Add the chicken pieces in the center and with the sauce on top.

  8. 8

    Add slices of orange around the edges of the plate.

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