Malaysian-Style Chicken Curry - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Malaysian-Style Chicken Curry
Servings: 6
Lunch

This Malaysian-Style Chicken Curry is a PCOS-friendly recipe.

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 6 shallots, chopped
  • 4 large garlic cloves, chopped
  • a 1-inch piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 whole boneless chicken breasts with skin, halved (about 2 1/2 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • a 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk (1 2/3 cups)
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • a 3-inch fresh jalapeño chili, slit in 4 places
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 star anise
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander
  • Accompaniment: cooked rice

Instructions

  1. In a food processor chop fine shallots, garlic, and gingerroot. Add water and purée to a paste.
  2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt. In a large heavy casserole heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken in 2 batches, transferring with tongs as browned to a large plate. Reduce heat to moderately low. Add shallot paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add curry powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add chicken with any juices accumulated on plate and remaining ingredients except coriander and simmer, covered and turning chicken once, until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  3. Transfer chicken to plate with tongs and boil sauce gently, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick, clove, and star anise and season sauce with salt. Add chicken and coriander and serve over rice.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Chicken Breast.

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Skinless...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, this Malaysian-Style Chicken Curry recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.

Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.

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