COCONUT CURRY CHICKEN FOODPRINT · BOWL CROSS-SECTION & PROCESS CROSS-SECTION RICE CURRY CHICKEN COCONUT SPICE PROCESS FLOW PREP COOK ASSEMBLE DONE SHOPPING LIST PROTEIN [ ] CHICKEN THIGHS 2.5 LB (BONE-IN, SKIN-ON) AROMATICS [ ] ONION 1 LARGE [ ] GARLIC 4 CLOVES [ ] GINGER 2 IN PIECE [ ] TOMATOES 2 (OR 14 OZ CAN) SPICE RACK [ ] CURRY POWDER 2 TBSP [ ] TURMERIC 1 TSP [ ] CUMIN 1 TSP [ ] CORIANDER 1 TSP [ ] CAYENNE 1/2 TSP LIQUID [ ] COCONUT MILK 13.5 OZ (FULL-FAT) [ ] CHICKEN BROTH 1/2 CUP [ ] FISH SAUCE 1 TBSP [ ] LIME JUICE 2 TBSP [ ] GHEE / COCONUT OIL 2 TBSP GARNISH [ ] CILANTRO FRESH · RICE FOR SERVING NOTES * NATURAL RELEASE PREVENTS TOUGH CHICKEN * SEAR IN BATCHES - DO NOT CROWD THE POT * BLOOM SPICES UNTIL FRAGRANT NOT BURNT (~30 SEC) * SHAKE COCONUT MILK CAN WELL * SCRAPE FOND FOR FLAVOR BASE MODIFICATIONS PROTEIN SWAPS CHICKEN → CHICKPEAS + SWEET POTATO CHICKEN → SHRIMP (ADD LAST 3 MIN) ADD-INS DICED POTATO · CAULIFLOWER INCREASE CAYENNE FOR HEAT METHOD INSTANT POT → SAME SETTINGS PAIRINGS SIDES BASMATI RICE · NAAN BREAD MANGO CHUTNEY · RAITA DRINKS MANGO LASSI · LAGER RIESLING · ICED CHAI ~10 IN CILANTRO FRESH LEAVES · TORN LIME WEDGE FRESH · 2 TBSP JUICE CURRY SAUCE COCONUT + TOMATO BASE CHICKEN THIGH BONE-IN · PRESSURE COOKED COCONUT MILK SWIRL FULL-FAT · 13.5 OZ RICE BED STEAMED JASMINE / BASMATI SEASON CHICKEN SALT + PEPPER · BOTH SIDES 2.5 LB BONE-IN THIGHS SEAR CHICKEN IN PRESSURE COOKER · 4 MIN/SIDE SKIN-DOWN FIRST · SEAR IN BATCHES SAUTE AROMATICS IN POT · ONION 3 MIN ADD GARLIC + GINGER · 1 MIN MORE BLOOM SPICES 30 SEC · UNTIL FRAGRANT TOAST DRY SPICES IN OIL TO RELEASE AROMA ADD TOMATOES · DEGLAZE SCRAPE FOND · 2 MIN ADD LIQUIDS + CHICKEN COCONUT MILK + BROTH · NESTLE CHICKEN IN SUBMERGE THIGHS · SKIN UP PRESSURE COOK 12 MIN · HIGH PRESSURE · SEALED NATURAL RELEASE 10 MIN · THEN QUICK RELEASE FINISH SAUCE FISH SAUCE 1 TBSP + LIME JUICE 2 TBSP STIR · ADJUST SEASONING PLATE OVER RICE CILANTRO · LIME WEDGE · SERVE HOT SOURCE NYT COOKING / MELISSA CLARK SERVINGS 4 TIME (PREP / COOK / TOTAL) 15M / 45M / 1H DIFFICULTY ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ATTRIBUTES M MEAT DF DAIRY-FREE GF GLUTEN-FREE DESIGNER D. TUROWSKI DATE 2026-03-12 DRAWING COCONUT CURRY REV C · FP-476DF8