By My Grateful Gut / February 20, 2024
A delicious gluten and dairy free curry recipe that’s different to anything you’ve tried before. Serve this with rice to soak up the sauce and flavour. This dish is packed with meat, vegetables, and tonnes of flavour. As with all my recipes, it’s free from gluten, dairy, and artificial sweeteners. This is a whole food only recipe. For an extra special dinner, why not add some homemade poppadoms? I’ll be adding my poppadom recipe to the website soon.
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Slow Cooked Lemongrass Chicken Curry
A deep and flavoursome curry that's going to be different to anything you've tried before.
Gluten free.
Dairy free.
Whole foods only.
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 hours hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Ingredients
Spice Paste
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Large Garlic Clove
- 2 tbsp Fresh Chopped Chives
- 1x2cm Fresh Ginger
- 1 1/2 tbsp Medium Curry Powder
- 1 tbsp Ground Lemongrass (or 2 stalks)
- 1 1/2 tsp Basil
- 1/2 tbsp Honey
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
For the Meal
- 2 Large Chicken Breasts (500g)
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 3 Carrots
- 1 Sweet Potato
- 1 can Unsweetened Coconut Milk (400ml)
- 2 tbsp Coconut Aminos (or replace with fish sauce)
- 250 ml Vegetable Stock (or chicken stock)
- 2 cups Rice
Instructions
Preparation
Chop the fresh chives into small pieces, about 1cm long.
Remove the skin from the garlic cloves and crush them.
Remove the skin from the ginger and chop as finely as possible.
Mix the spices and ginger together in a small bowl or mug.
Peel the carrots and chop into small circles, about 1cm thick.
Cut the red bell pepper into bite sized pieces, removing the seeds.
Peel the sweet potato and cut into bite sized pieces.
Cooking
Warm the olive oil in a pan on a medium heat. Add the chives and garlic. Fry for 2 minutes.
Add the spice mix to the pan. Fry for a minute to release the flavours. If it begins to stick, add a little bit of water to the pan so it turns into a paste.
Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Add to the pan and cover well with the spice mix. Add the honey and mix well in the pan.
Transfer the mix to the slow cooker. Add the carrots, sweet potato, red bell pepper, coconut aminos, stock, and coconut milk. Cook for 4 hours on high heat or 8 hours on low heat.
About twenty minutes before the slow cooker is finished, prepare your rice. Rinse it well and cook according to the instructions for your type of rice. I enjoy basmati or jasmine rice, but any will work well with this meal.
Notes
Substitute Ingredients
If you don’t have chives, you can use shallots instead. Onion could be a last resort, but it will change the taste quite a bit.
Coconut aminos can be replaced with fish sauce if it’s not readily available where you are.
Vegetable stock can be replaced with chicken stock if you prefer. If you don’t have any stock, just use water, and your curry will still taste great.
Keyword Chicken, Curry, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Keto, Paleo
Gluten and dairy free curry recipe
Don’t Want to Slow Cook?
If you want to make this meal quicker, you can slip the slow cooking. The flavours won’t be as pronounced, but it will still taste fantastic. Instead of adding everything to the slow cooker, add it to a pan on the stove and simmer on a medium heat for 30 minutes.
Coconut Aminos
Never heard of, or used, coconut aminos? This is a dark coloured salty sauce similar to soy sauce, which can also be used to substitute fish sauce in some recipes. It’s made by fermenting coconut palm sap with sea salt and is considered to be a healthier alternative to soy sauce. It contains less sodium than soy sauce and is a great alternative for those on a gluten free, soy free, or low-glycaemic diet. Here’s a link to where I get my coconut aminos on Amazon, though you’re also likely to find it in your local health food shop.
What to Try Next?
If you enjoyed this lemongrass chicken curry, and you’re looking for more gluten and dairy free recipes, why not try my Lebanese chicken recipe? My Lebanese chicken recipe is also packed full of flavour, but tastes wildly different to my lemongrass chicken curry.
