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Creamy Coconut Chicken and Pumpkin Curry

A tender, spiced curry with chicken, pumpkin, and coconut milk, served with rice. The pumpkin thickens the sauce and adds a subtle sweetness.

Time
35 min
Serving
678 kcal
Ingredients
≈ $2.63
Protein
44 g
Creamy Coconut Chicken and Pumpkin Curry

Ingredients

1
  1. 1 Chicken breast filletpack 800 g ≈ $7.23 150 g
  2. 2 Pumpkinpack 1 kg ≈ $2.80 170 g
  3. 3 Coconut milkpack 400 ml ≈ $2.20 90 ml
  4. 4 Long-grain ricepack 800 g ≈ $1.94 55 g
  5. 5 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 50 g
  6. 6 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 5 g
  7. 7 Fresh ginger≈ $8.00 per kg 5 g
  8. 8 Curry powder 2 g
  9. 9 Chili flakes 1 g
  10. 10 Sunflower oil 8 ml
  11. 11 Salt 2 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

  1. Rinse the rice, add 110 ml water, season with salt, and simmer covered for 15 minutes, then let sit for 5 minutes.

  2. Cut the chicken1 and pumpkin2 into cubes, finely chop the onion5, garlic6, and ginger.

  3. Heat the oil, sauté the onion5 for 3 minutes, then add the garlic6, ginger, curry powder, and chili flakes, cooking for 30 seconds.

  4. Add the chicken1 and sear for 4 minutes until lightly browned on all sides.

  5. Stir in the pumpkin2, pour in the coconut3 milk and 70 ml water, and season with salt.

  6. Simmer covered for 15–18 minutes until the pumpkin2 is tender and the chicken1 is fully cooked.

  7. Serve the curry hot over steamed rice.

Tips

Why it works
Cut the pumpkin into 2–3 cm cubes so it softens in 15 minutes and doesn't turn to mush. If the pieces are too small, the sauce gets watery.
Substitutions
Instead of coconut milk, use 90 ml of sour cream. The sauce will be thicker but less sweet. Replace the ginger with 1 tsp of ground ginger if you have no fresh.
Common mistakes
If the chicken is still pink inside, you didn't cook it long enough after the pumpkin softened. Check with a knife after 15 minutes.
Storing and reheating
Keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Reheat over medium heat with 30 ml of water so it doesn't dry out. Don't freeze, the rice will turn mushy.
Serve with
Serve with lemon wedges and fresh cilantro if you have guests or cook for the weekend.

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