Turmeric-Coconut Chicken and Rice Recipe

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (21)

  • 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 3-inch piece ginger, sliced
  • 1 jalepeño chile, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground tumeric, dry or fresh
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (preferably raw sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce; can substitute dark soy sauce)
  • 1 tablespoon half-sharp paprika
  • 2 pounds chicken, bone-in, skin-on, preferably dark meat
  • Salt
  • 4 heads baby bok choy, or 4 cups of another quick-cooking green
  • For topping:
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 shallots, sliced thin
  • 2 bunches scallions, sliced thin
  • 1 jalepeño chile, sliced thin
  • For garnish:
  • 1 large cucumber, seeds removed and cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • Cilantro, roughly chopped
  • Sriracha or chile-garlic sauce
  • Freshly squeezed lime juice

Directions

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