Low fat Coconut Mushroom Chicken

Low fat Coconut Mushroom Chicken

Ingredients

Boneless chicken cut into small pieces  ½ kg
Olive oil  2 table spoon
Sliced mushroom 2 cups
Onion (payaz) chopped ½ cup
Ginger (adrak) grated 1 table spoon
Garlic (Lahsun) crushed 2 table spoon
Coconut (nariyal) milk (lite)  ½ cup
Red chilli (lal mirch) sauce  1 table spoon
Lime juice (nimbu ras)  4 tea spoon
Brown sugar  1 table spoon
Chilli flakes (kuta lal mirch) ½ tea spoon
Fresh Basil chopped ¾ cup

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 tea spoons oil in a pan.
  2. Add chicken and cook, stirring often, until cooked through and lightly browned, about 8-9 minutes.
  3. Add salt and black pepper and cook it for further 2 minutes.
  4. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
  5. Heat 2 tea spoons oil in the wok or pan.
  6. Add onion, garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant and mushrooms start to soften.
  7. Add coconut milk, chilli sauce, lime juice, brown sugar and salt: bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender. (If required add little water).
  8. Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly for couple of minutes.
  9. Stir in basil just before serving.

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