Coffee-tamarind chicken. Sweet and spicy, these juicy skinless tamarind-glazed chicken thighs are easy to make and are perfect served with crisp lettuce on the side. This creamy tamarind chicken curry tastes like a tangy and spicy Indian tomato soup. Give this sweet, sour and spicy Thai Tamarind Chicken Stir Fry recipe a try.
Tamarind Chicken. by: Summer of Eggplant. We eat a lot of chicken, a lot. I am constantly looking for new ways to reinvent the wheel. You can cook Coffee-tamarind chicken using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Coffee-tamarind chicken
- You need 1 of whole chicken cut in pieces.
- You need 1/4 cup of tamarind paste/juice from fresh tamarind pulp.
- You need of Lime juice from 2 limes.
- You need 3 of garlic cloves.
- It's 1-2 of Habanero chilli (depending on your heat preference).
- Prepare 1 tbls of instant coffee (diluted in 2tbls warm water).
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
- You need 1 tbls of brown sugar.
- You need 1 tbls of vegetable oil.
This glorious sumptuous chicken curry is what we had for Easter lunch. We thought long and hard whether to go out for lunch or have a simple family meal. Boy, am I glad we decided to stay home! This was my only experience with tamarind, until one day, one of my friends here made grape leaves mahshi and she used a clever.
Coffee-tamarind chicken step by step
- First grind the chilli, garlic and salt in a mortar & pestle and set aside.
- To make the marinade: in a bowl add the garlic-chilli paste and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well to combine.
- Add the chicken pieces to the marinade, make sure all pieces are well coated. Place in a ziplock bag and allow to marinate for 30minutes or more if you have the time.
- Pre-heat oven at 180 degrees (Celsius), in an oven proof dish, arrange chicken pieces and grill for 20 minutes, then turn chicken pieces to grill the other side for another 20 minutes..
- Once chicken is cooked, allow to cool enough to be served warm with your choice of side..
- TIP: We use the cooked juices leftover while grilling to drizzle over the chicken before serving.
Soak tamarind in water and discard seeds. Soak until all the tamarind is dissolved. Heat the peanut oil and cook the chicken until just cooked. Serve with steamed rice, fresh coriander, diced tomato and. A quick and easy Chinese Tamarind Chicken recipe, from our authentic Chinese cuisine collection.
