Peanut butter chicken curry

Name: Peanut butter chicken curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 large chicken jointed, or 1.5kg bone-in chicken pieces; 6 garlic cloves 2 finely chopped, 4 left whole; 3 lemongrass stalks, bashed and roughly chopped; thumb-sized piece of ginger peeled and finely chopped; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp ground turmeric; 2 limes juiced; 2 red chillies 1 roughly chopped and 1 sliced to serve (optional); 1 small onion roughly chopped; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 100g smooth peanut butter; 4 tbsp kecap manis or 3 tbsp soy sauce mixed with 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar; 400g can coconut milk; a few spring onions chopped; small handful of coriander chopped; small handful of roasted peanuts roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 10min

Cook this chicken curry using peanut butter as the base of the sauce, along with plenty of chilli and spices. You'll want to make it your regular Friday night fakeaway

Updated at: Sat, 16 May 2026 00:12:23 GMT