How to make Chinese Chicken Curry with Fried Rice

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while chicken thighs are more affordable.

Prepare all ingredients for the Chinese chicken curry and egg fried rice.

Heat a pan on the stove.

Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pan as a thickening agent for the sauce.

Add spices: curry powder, ginger, turmeric, fresh chili, and fresh garlic to the pan and fry them to create a paste, being careful not to burn them.

Add half of the diced onions to the pan and fry them with the spices.

Add the chicken to the pan and cook it partially, just to coat it with the spice mix.

Pour in chicken stock and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken pieces.

While the curry simmers, heat another pan for the fried rice.

Add whole garlic and ginger to the hot pan.

Scramble the eggs in the pan, cooking them from the edges in.

Add soy sauce to the scrambled eggs.

Add the remaining chopped onions, frozen peas, and any other remaining ingredients for the fried rice.

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