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Thank you to Sprouts for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own.
This turmeric chicken curry is flavorful, filling, and packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients! It’s paleo, whole30, and AIP compliant.
If you’re looking for a nourishing and warming dinner option, look no further than curry! It’s made with flavorful herbs and spices, dairy-free coconut milk, and can be fairly simple to make.
However, traditional curry can sometimes sneak in sugar, dairy, and almost always has nightshade spices. Though there’s nothing inherently wrong with nightshade spices for most people (read about why it may be an issue for some here), it’s still nice to mix it up with a different option. That’s why I made this turmeric chicken curry that’s nightshade free along with being paleo, whole30 and AIP!
I had planned to share this curry with a family member who was sick, but when I went to go get it on my way out the door to their house I discovered that my husband ate the rest of it! If my spice and dairy loving husband loved this curry, I knew it was a winner!
Every ingredient in this turmeric chicken curry was purchased at Sprouts, which is a storethat I really love shopping at! I rememberhaving a Sproutsfirst open near my parent’s house when I was still in high school, and it’s been a huge staple in my life ever since. Sprouts carries a myriadof organic produce, paleo & AIP approved pantry staples and more that really make eating healthy simple to help you start fresh in the New Year, and beyond! Here are just three of my favorite ingredients that I used in this recipe…
My Three Favorite Paleo Ingredients from Sprouts used in this recipe…
Turmeric Powder
I never let myself run out of turmeric! Turmeric is a powerhouse anti-inflammatory spice that’s nightshade free and has such an amazing color and flavor. I use it in soups, drinks, and more, and have found it to be one of my favorite staples while following a healing diet.
Coconut oil
Another great paleo staple, and one that I can’t be without! Coconut oil is amazing for higher heat cooking, baking and it’s perfect for recipes like curry.
Cece’s Cauliflower Rice
Don’t like the extra step of making your own cauliflower rice? I love buying pre-riced cauliflower rice like Cece’swhen I want a shortcut!
The rest of the ingredients in the curry…
Chicken breast
Boneless and skinless chicken breast is best for curry.
Onion & garlic
Coconut aminos
This is a soy sauce substitute that you can easily find at Sprouts!
Fresh ginger
Ginger is another anti-inflammatory spice that adds some more heat to the dish.
Coconut milk & cream
Traditional curry has coconut milk and yogurt, so coconut cream is the dairy free alternative to yogurt in this recipe.
Cilantro & Lime
Fresh cilantro and lime give a hint of freshness.
Turmeric Chicken Curry (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)
- Author: Michelle
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
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For the cauliflower rice
- 2 tbsp Sprouts Virgin Coconut Oil
- 16 oz. (about 3 ¾ cups) Cece’s Veggie Co. Riced Cauliflower
- ½ tsp sea salt
For the chicken curry
- 2 tbsp Sprouts Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1-inch ginger, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 lb. chicken breast, cubed
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- Juice of half a lime (reserve the other half to serve)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp Sprouts organic turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
For the cauliflower rice
- Using a large deep pan, melt the coconut oil on medium heat. Add the cauliflower rice and lightly salt. Sauté for about 6-8 minutes or until tender. Set aside to serve with chicken curry.
For the chicken curry
- Using a large pan, melt the coconut oil on medium heat. Add the diced onion, ginger, and garlic and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the onion is translucent. Remove from the pan and set aside, reserving the coconut oil in the pan.
- Add the chicken to the pan and lightly salt. Sauté until the internal temperature reads 165 F.
- Add the onion back to the pan along with the coconut milk, coconut cream, coconut aminos, lime juice, and seasonings to the pan (reserving the fresh cilantro) and stir. Simmer and stir for about 5 minutes to allow the flavors to combine and the sauce the thicken.
- Season further to taste and top with fresh cilantro and lime wedges. Serve with cauliflower rice and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 25
- Category: One pot meals
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 511
- Fat: 38.3g
- Carbohydrates: 15.8g
- Fiber: 3.9g
- Protein: 29.9g
Main Dishes One pan
posted by Michelle on January 4, 2019
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77 comments on “Turmeric Chicken Curry (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)”
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Laura — January 4, 2019 @ 8:15 pm Reply
Wow this sounds amazing, I will definitely try this tomorrow 🙂 Do you think there is any chance that you add metric measurements as well? That would be so amazing! Keep up the great work and have a lovely weekend!
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Michelle — January 4, 2019 @ 8:42 pm Reply
Thank you, Laura! I’ll look into if there are any plugins I can use for that 🙂
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Whitney — January 4, 2019 @ 9:01 pm Reply
This looks amazing! I will have to give it a try ????
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Michelle — January 17, 2019 @ 8:36 pm Reply
Thank you, Whitney!
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Candice — December 5, 2019 @ 11:51 pm Reply
So fast and easy and SO good! Such great flavour! I didn’t have coconut cream so I used coconut “yogurt”. Turned out perfect, will be a top recipe weekly, thank you!
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Cathy — January 12, 2019 @ 3:36 am Reply
I’ve made this twice now. LOVED IT
After being advised by my Dr to do the AIP due to many health issues . So glad I found your sight, doing the salmon patties tonight .
Thank you for making delicious recipes with normal ingredients can’t wait to try more.-
Michelle — January 17, 2019 @ 8:28 pm Reply
Thank you so much, Cathy!!! I’m so happy you liked it! Thank you for your comment and for the kind words!
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Lisa — January 14, 2019 @ 10:09 pm Reply
Getting ready to make this and realized I’m out of coconut aminos!! Is there something I can use other than tamari? Thanks!
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Michelle — January 17, 2019 @ 8:23 pm Reply
Technically, you can try to leave it out or use fish sauce. The coconut aminos adds a lot of umami flavor though, so if you do it with that, I would recommend using it 🙂
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Natalie — January 21, 2019 @ 12:37 am Reply
This was delicious! So much flavor!
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Amanda — January 26, 2019 @ 1:45 am Reply
I thought I had ginger and did not, also I forgot to add the black pepper… was still SUPER YUM! The fresh cilantro and lime juice really made it perfect!
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Michelle — February 11, 2019 @ 5:50 pm Reply
Yay!! So happy you liked it!!!
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Heather — February 2, 2019 @ 11:47 pm Reply
Planning on making this for a friend with breast cancer. My question is would you recommend anything in storing overnight or reheating?
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Michelle — February 5, 2019 @ 7:34 pm Reply
So sorry for your friend <3 It will store fine overnight in the fridge. I would just try reheating in a pan for a minute or two on low heat. Sending love!
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Gerard Wahlman — February 9, 2019 @ 2:35 am Reply
What do you do with the onions, etc. we reserved?
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Michelle — February 11, 2019 @ 5:32 pm Reply
Thanks for checking that! Just updated 🙂
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Katy — February 17, 2019 @ 1:57 am Reply
This curry was amazing! My 1-year old clapped at the end of dinner. Thanks for a great recipe! My husband just got a Hashimoto’s diagnosis, so I’m working on changing out our meals. I’m so grateful to have resources like your blog to use for help!
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Michelle — February 18, 2019 @ 4:41 pm Reply
Ahh, thank you so, so much Katy!!! I’m so happy you liked it!
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Christine — April 15, 2019 @ 10:38 pm Reply
Do you think this can be done in a slow cooker? The recipe sounds amazing!
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Michelle — April 18, 2019 @ 4:31 pm Reply
I haven’t tried it, but it would likely work. Let me know if you do 🙂
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Stephen — September 11, 2019 @ 10:34 am Reply
Another home run! Seriously, I have never had the unanimous love for meals that I get from cooking your food. Thank you Michelle! : >
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Michelle — September 15, 2019 @ 11:42 pm Reply
Thank you so much, Stephen!! So glad you like them!!!
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Kimberlee — September 23, 2019 @ 10:41 pm Reply
This is delicious! We loved it.
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Michelle — September 24, 2019 @ 7:17 pm Reply
Thank you so much!!
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Karen — October 22, 2019 @ 3:40 am Reply
Made this tonight and excited to try it again tomorrow as leftovers (the flavors are usually better on day 2)!
I made this in my Instant Pot, and I think I overdid it on cook time (the chicken was a little dry) and I need to get coconut cream to thicken the sauce (used some arrowroot flour instead). If I get the timing right next time, I’ll re-post!
This was my first step in going paleo/AIP.
Thanks!
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Michelle — October 22, 2019 @ 3:50 pm Reply
Thank you so much, Karen!!
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Tracey — October 30, 2019 @ 2:33 pm Reply
Made this last night and it was wonderful! Had to make substitutions due to lack of ingredients and had no problems. Used ground turkey (my chicken breasts were frozen) and didn’t have coconut cream so used canned unsweetened coconut milk for both coconut ingredients. Will definitely make this again!
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Michelle — October 31, 2019 @ 2:32 am Reply
Thanks so much, Tracey!!!
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Jamie — November 19, 2019 @ 4:10 am Reply
Super yummy! I’m transitioning into AIP and this was only like my 3rd recipe so far. Loved it and so easy, especially during a flare when I don’t have the energy to cook something difficult and time consuming. I think I went a little too light on the ginger and lime juice. I’ll add a little more next time. 🙂
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Michelle — November 19, 2019 @ 6:14 pm Reply
Thank you so much, Jamie!!
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Mari — January 5, 2020 @ 5:10 am Reply
Ohhhhh Myyyy goodness!!! This was absolutely amazingly delicious!!! Thank you so much for creating this recipe!
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Jess — January 6, 2020 @ 12:16 am Reply
made this recipe for the first time tonight. I added a tablespoon of curry powder to the recipe and a tad bit of tapioca starch (because I didn’t have coconut cream) and it came out amazing!!!!!! My husband told me to save the recipe. we love it!!!
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Amy — January 13, 2020 @ 3:53 am Reply
I just made this and it’s abso-friggin-lutely delicious!! How do you think it would be if I added carrots, bamboo shoots, broccoli, etc??
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Michelle — January 13, 2020 @ 3:58 am Reply
Those sound like good additions!! Thank you!
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Liz — March 3, 2020 @ 3:43 am Reply
This recipe was amazing! I’m on day two of AIP and my husband and three boys even gobbled this up. This was also my first attempt at making curry at home. So delicious. I couldn’t find coconut cream, instead I used two cans of coconut milk (the kind that has cream on top when you open the can). I’ll be making this again soon! Thank you so much for this recipe!
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Dina — May 16, 2020 @ 2:46 am Reply
Thank you so much for the recipe! Came out great 🙂
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Michelle — May 20, 2020 @ 4:04 pm Reply
Thank you so much, Dina!! 🙂
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Squills — July 29, 2020 @ 3:32 am Reply
Great recipe, so much flavour.
I used fresh minced turmeric for the increased benefits, and just a pinch of powdered for colour. Added veggies. Will be making again★★★★★
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Unbound Wellness — April 27, 2023 @ 6:38 pm Reply
So glad you enjoyed!!
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Gabriella — August 19, 2020 @ 3:31 pm Reply
I started AIP 4 days ago and have been using all of your recipes!!! I made this last night and I was beyond nervous serving this to my family since my kids dont eat a single thing I ever cook (I’m 100% Italian and cook some pretty great meals) but they devoured this! My husband asked to put this on our rotation and was even disappointed that I didnt make a ton extra for him to take to work. Thank you for making my wellness journey an easy and pleasurable one!
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Michelle — August 20, 2020 @ 1:39 am Reply
Yay! Thank you so much, Gabriella! 🙂
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Ligia — October 5, 2020 @ 4:37 pm Reply
Anyone try with crockpot or instant pot?
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Carmen — November 5, 2020 @ 10:00 pm Reply
Not a typical meal I would make but OMG!! Delicious!!!
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Janice Toms — November 29, 2020 @ 8:50 am Reply
Easy and very tasty.
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Melanie Kulig — January 12, 2021 @ 11:27 pm Reply
This was fantastic! My daughter who loves spicy Thai curry, when she saw it excitedly asked, “Is this curry?” I told her it was curry, but not the spicy curry she was expecting. She made a sad face. After tasting it she responded, “This is good!” DH also said said it was good! This is definitely going on a regular rotation! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
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Jenn — January 31, 2021 @ 7:14 pm Reply
One of our favorite AIP meals! So delicious and pretty easy to put together too.
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Shannon — April 3, 2021 @ 10:24 pm Reply
This was amazing!!! I added more ginger and turmeric than written but otherwise recipe as written. I loved it.
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Mikayla — June 1, 2021 @ 12:14 am Reply
I cant keep telling people about this recipe! I was a bit nervous about this one but I couldn’t believe how good it was, I wish I made more!! But I added it to my meal plan for this week!!
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Unbound Wellness — June 3, 2021 @ 5:25 pm Reply
So happy to hear that!!
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Zoe Royston — June 6, 2021 @ 5:34 pm Reply
This was wonderful. Added some mushrooms .
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Janet Rice — January 31, 2022 @ 2:22 pm Reply
This is surprisingly good. I used a whole chicken. May just use thighs next time. I forgot to buy coconut cream, but it didn’t seem to suffer
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Unbound Wellness — February 16, 2022 @ 6:54 pm Reply
So glad you enjoyed it!!
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Brandie — March 7, 2022 @ 1:57 am Reply
Seriously SO good!!!! The lime and cilantro really make this dish. It might be one of the only AIP recipes I could serve my family without grumbling and weird faces. Thank you!
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Unbound Wellness — March 11, 2022 @ 3:40 pm Reply
Aww, so glad!!
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Valerie Carlson — March 8, 2022 @ 2:24 am Reply
This was so easy and delicious! Thank you!
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Unbound Wellness — March 11, 2022 @ 3:39 pm Reply
thank you!!
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Julie — March 20, 2022 @ 11:14 pm Reply
Love this! Better than take out! Sauce is rich and complex
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Unbound Wellness — April 14, 2022 @ 5:00 pm Reply
yay, so glad you loved it!
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Elisa — July 6, 2022 @ 2:27 am Reply
That sauce is SO good! Loved this dish, the flavors are out of this world. My husband doesn’t eat meat, so I plan on making him a tofu version next time. Thanks for another great recipe.
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Unbound Wellness — July 18, 2022 @ 6:24 pm Reply
So glad you enjoyed!!
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Scarlett — July 17, 2022 @ 1:06 am Reply
I’m trying some new cooking ideas that hopefully will be more healthy for my husband following his heart attack. Paleo, anti-inflammatory recipes, dairy-free, low salt, etc all appear to be good choices. I got to these recipes by searching for authentic Hungarian Goulash which he loves. Do you have a recipe for Chicken Jalfrezi?
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Unbound Wellness — July 18, 2022 @ 6:28 pm Reply
I don’t have one now, but do have a recipe for Chicken Paprikash to try!
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Suzi — August 17, 2022 @ 7:23 pm Reply
This looks really good! I look forward to trying it. Question…. Would you mind sharing the brand of coconut milk you use? I have tried a couple in the past. One was good, but didn’t write down the name – ugh, and the next one I bought tasted so bad I had to throw it out!
I think half the battle of any diet is finding quality ingredients that taste good. Just because it says “gluten free” or whatever, doesn’t mean it will be tasty. :o)
Thank you!
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Unbound Wellness — August 22, 2022 @ 3:53 pm Reply
I like Native Forest Simple Organic Coconut Milk! You can find it here: https://amzn.to/3xIA4yK
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Leigh — December 19, 2022 @ 8:25 pm Reply
Delicious!! I am so glad I found this recipe. It can be hard eating AIP when you feel like your food can’t also be good tasting. This was amazingly flavorful. I made my own homemade cauliflower rice and everything went so well together. I also ate some sugar snap peas with it. Plenty of lime and cilantro really enhanced the flavor profile. Thank you for this recipe.
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Unbound Wellness — January 3, 2023 @ 6:52 pm Reply
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!!
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Jamee — January 23, 2023 @ 11:35 pm Reply
Fantastic recipe! I wouldn’t add a single thing to make it better. Thank you!!
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Unbound Wellness — January 25, 2023 @ 6:33 pm Reply
Thank you so much!!
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Barb — April 13, 2023 @ 1:08 am Reply
This was incredible!! I swapped the coconut cream with unsweetened coconut yogurt and it was just so creamy and flavorful. I will make this regularly!!
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Unbound Wellness — April 27, 2023 @ 5:27 pm Reply
Ahh, so glad!!
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Renee Ellis — April 26, 2023 @ 12:25 pm Reply
First ever AIP meal ever as I’ve just started prepping for this diet and OMG this was delicious and I have no doubt this will become a staple. It has given me confidence that I can still enjoy yummy food. Thank you for sharing these amazing meals
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Unbound Wellness — April 27, 2023 @ 5:21 pm Reply
So glad! Thank you so much!!
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Josianne — October 15, 2023 @ 12:01 am Reply
Made this tonight. Should have taken a photo but was too busy chowing down. Really delicious and relatively easy. Will be going on my rotation.
Do you have other Indian dishes that you’ve made over to be allergen-friendly? I’m going to go looking among your database. There’s sure to be something delicious there!
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Simone — February 3, 2024 @ 12:11 am Reply
My kiddo picked this recipe for dinner, most likely because of the beautiful yellow pics. I’m not a big curry fan and didn’t have high hopes, but this is awesome! And so easy! I used 1 cup of full fat coconut milk because I didn’t have coconut cream. Was maybe a tad salty for us, but that is easily adjusted. Will definitely make again! Thank you!
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