Thai chicken curry

500 g boneless chicken breast or thigh in small pieces or 
1 red onion chopped
2 tbsp red curry paste – bought or homemade
1 can coconut milk
1 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup chopped cherry tomatoes optional
Handful of basil leaves torn
2 tbsp oil
¼ cup toasted cashew nuts
Basmati rice to serve

Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion. Add the boneless chicken meat and stirfry till cooked. Stir in 1-2 tbsp curry paste and a can of coconut milk. Simmer till chicken is cooked and sauce reduced. Stir in sugar and adjust seasoning to taste. Serve on a bed of boiled basmati rice and garnish with torn basil leaves, chopped cherry tomatoes (when in season) and a handful of toasted cashews.

Red Curry paste

1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1/2 cup chopped red chillies
2 onions chopped
4 garlic cloves crushed
3 tbsp oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp turmeric

Grind the cumin, peppercorns and coriander in a food mill or pound in a mortar and pestle. Add other ingredients and blend to a smooth paste. Add more oil if necessary. Store in sterilised jars with a layer of oil on the surface and keep refrigerated.


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[from Harmony]

I reduced it way too much in the end, and I should've added a bit more of the curry paste, but I didn't want to scare my kids off - but in the end they didn't eat it anyway! (well, one of them picked out the tomatoes, and one of them picked out the chicken..)