For another delicious Indonesian recipe, take a look at my fried rice Nasi Goreng. This recipe for Indonesian coconut chicken and rice almost didn’t make it onto the website. Don’t get me wrong, it absolutely belongs on your dinner table but it’s not exactly the most beautiful food I’ve posted here! I pulled it out of the oven and my heart fell because it just looked so… well BROWN and beige. But it didn’t matter when we sat down to have a taste.
Behind that brown colour lied the most tantalising aroma and layers upon layers of flavour! To make a good thing even better, it is a comfort food without tons of fat or cheese!
Coconut chicken recipe
The idea behind this one pot dinner is to take Indonesian-inspired chicken curry and rice and simplify it for an everyday cook. It’s also been combined into one pot for convenience. I’ve also added some green beans to make a complete one-panner. You can use any vegetables you like. Broccoli, cauliflower, snow peas will all be just as great! I have used skinless and boneless chicken thighs as they don’t dry out as much as the breasts. You can definitely use breasts if it is your preference.
The best part of this meal though is rice as it gets infused with all the aromatic spices in the cooking process. It is also cooked in coconut milk, which gives the rice the most luscious texture and beautiful flavour.
More Asian chicken recipes
Chicken Katsu Curry (Air Fryer Recipe) Sticky Asian Chicken Chicken Yaki Udon Filipino Chicken Adobo
