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I was doing some spring cleaning of my fridge the other day and stumbled upon a packet of coriander powder that was close to expiry. Putting nothing to waste, I whipped up this dish as I had bought some chicken from the market that morning.
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This dish is not spicy and it goes well with rice. Mmmm ....... yummy chicken leg. More rice?
Recipe for Coriander Chicken
Ingredients
- 450 gm free range chicken, cut into bite size
- 1 Tbsp coriander powder + 1 Tbsp water to mix into a paste
- 10 gm ginger
- 1 medium size onion
- 2 pips garlic
- 1 Tsp preserved bean paste (Tau Cheong)
- 1/2 Tsp sugar
- 1 star anise
- 1 small piece cinnamon stick
Preparation
- Pound together the ginger, onion and garlic.
- Heat up a pan with 1 Tbsp oil and saute the pounded ingredients with the star anise and cinnamon stick till fragrant.
- Add in the coriander paste and preserved bean paste, stir fry.
- Add in the chicken pieces and 1/2 tsp sugar, stir fry and add in 1/2 cup water.
- Simmer on low heat till the chicken pieces are cooked through and the gravy has been slightly reduced.
- Add salt to taste, dish out.
- Serve hot with rice.
I cooked this before. I think I used more coriander. You can add lemongrass too for the fragrance.
ReplyDeleteNice and simple and good not to waste any precious ingredients.
ReplyDeleteLooks like ayan korma! Nice!
ReplyDeleteVery resourceful! :)
This chicken looks really good. Very tasty and appetizing.
ReplyDeletetigerfish
ReplyDeleteYes, adding in lemongrass would be nice.
penny
Yes, totally agree with you.
3 hungry tummies
Yes, taste something like that.
Divina
Yes, versatile too, can go with rice, naan or roti canai.
while i was scheming through your pictures what came to my mind right away was "hmmm i could have this with white steamy rice!"
ReplyDeletei have not used any corriander powder in my cooking yet... this will be the first... thanks for sharing!
Malou@IMPROMPTU
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome. There's always a first try, good to experiment and improvise.
Cheah,
ReplyDeleteI make coriander chicken too, but with coconut milk for gravy. This is a different version,I've never tried it with bean paste.
That looks so much better than the similar one served in the restaurants!! Gotta find a chance to try this one.
ReplyDeleteRight, time to do some housekeeping. It is almost the Chinese New Year in less than 10 days.
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of best recipe during the spring cleaning season. Fast & simple! Especially on heaty weather too. Yesterday, it was extremely hot over here, I think it's about 38-39'C! My clothing is all wet from top to bottom, in & out! hahaha...
ReplyDeleteShirley
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to avoid coconut milk in my dishes because of my cholesterol. Therefore, very often I substitute with sugarless soymilk and I find it ok.
Angie
Really? Thanks.
TasteHongKong
Yes, in a wink of any eye CNY is here and we're getting older by another year!
Kristy
Super hot in Ipoh too. Have been taking three baths a day!
I have never tried cooking chicken this way..I think it is nice...aromatic right? Thanks for sharing this recipe :) will cook this when I have the coriander powder.
ReplyDeleteYes aromatic. A cross between ayam kurma and ayam pongteh.... don't know how to describe, just my own version, ha, ha!
ReplyDeleteAs long as there's ginger and coriander I know my children will like them. Need extra rice.....yum
ReplyDeleteYes, Mary, need to 'tambah nasi'!
ReplyDeleteThis dish is very aromatic. Added some lemon grass powder. Leo enjoyed it. Thanks for the recipe
ReplyDeleterotterdam ICON
ReplyDeleteNever heard of lemon grass powder, but I suppose it's good as a substitute in lieu of the fresh ones that are easily available here. Thanks too for trying out my recipe!