Golden coconut chicken curry

Name: Golden coconut chicken curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp coconut oil (, vegetable or canola oil (Note 1)); 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 onion (, finely diced); 500g / 1lb chicken thigh fillets (, cut into small 1cm / 1/3" slices (Note 2 options!)); 1 tsp garlic (, finely grated); 1 tsp ginger (, finely grated); 3 tsp turmeric (, finely grated (sub 1 1/2 tsp powder, Note 3)); 2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium); 400g / 14 oz coconut cream (, unsweetened (sub coconut milk, Note 4)); 1 large head broccoli (, florets cut small (can use stem too - peel & dice), or other veg (4 heaped cups)); 1 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, lightly packed, plus extra for garnish (I'd still make without this)); 1 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1 1/2 tsp garam masala ((Note 5)); 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp fennel powder ((sub more garam masala)); Crispy fried shallots (, store bought, for garnish (Note 6)); Rice

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:20min

Recipe video above. This Golden Coconut Chicken Curry blows me away every time I make it - and I've been making it a lot lately! Such a beautiful spice blend, Thai vibes with a whisper of Indian, like a less shrimpy version of Thai Yellow Curry with a hint of Massaman. Don't skip the star anise and cinnamon stick, and really try to use fresh turmeric rather than dried, for max flavour and yellow colour. All credit to JB for this one, his invention. :)*UPDATE: If you skip fresh turmeric and sub other spices and you're using rather old spices (which lose flavour), the recipe won't be as good as the rave reviews below and will make me sad*

Updated at: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:23:43 GMT