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Coconut chicken (Akoho sy voanio)

A typical Christmas dinner in Madagascar. People dress in their smartest clothes and get together in large groups to share their feast

A typical Christmas dinner in Madagascar. People dress in their smartest clothes and get together in large groups to share their feast

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 2

Cooking Time

Price: £1.37 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 553g serving contains

Energy
1692kj
404kcal
20%
Fat
19.4g
Med
28%
Saturates
13.3g
Med
67%
Sugars
13.3g
High
15%
Salt
0.06g
Low
1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
306kj/73kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

2 chicken breasts

1 large red onion, sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated

400g can reduced-fat coconut milk

3 tbsp tomato puree

10 cherry tomatoes, halved

Fresh coriander, to garnish

Rice, to serve

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Heat half the oil in a large pan and fry the chicken over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes to brown all over.
2
Transfer to a roasting tray and cook in the oven for 18 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, add the onion and the remaining oil to the pan and cook for 5 minutes over a low heat. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for a further 1 minute.
4
Pour the coconut milk into the pan and stir in the tomato puree. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and simmer for a further 1 minute.
5
Remove the chicken from the oven and slice thickly. Add to the sauce and stir to mix. Top with coriander leaves and freshly ground black pepper, and serve with rice.