Instant Pot Coconut Curry Chicken is tasty, perfectly tender, creamy, and spiced, and also packed with healthy ingredients! Let this quick recipe guide you!
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Instant Pot Coconut Curry Chicken
Ingredients
3 tablespoons coconut oil (separated)
1 small onion (diced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons finely minced ginger (peel before mincing)
2 teaspoons yellow curry powder
3 tablespoons red curry paste (use more or less)
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 large red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
1 cup shredded carrots
1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs (boneless/skinless and cut into 1-inch pieces))
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cans full-fat coconut milk (do not use Lite)
Juice of 1 lime
Zest of 1 lime
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons fish sauce (optional)
Garnish:
1/4 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
Instructions
Sauté:
1-First thing to do is using the sauté function, once the IP reads hot, heat 2 tablespoons of the coconut oil and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger, stirring for three (3) minutes.
2-Then add the yellow and red curry, the cumin and the coriander, stir and sauce to 30-60 seconds.
Brown:
1-After add the chicken chunks and cook until slightly brown, about After (5) minutes.
2-Add the veggies, stir and cook for another three (3) minutes.
3-Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pressure-cook:
1-Add in the coconut milk, lime juice, lime zest, brown sugar and fish sauce if using, stir to combine.
2-Then Cancel Sauté mode.
3-Next, lock the lid and seal the valve.
4-Pressure Cook on high for six (6) minutes followed by a ten (10) minutes Natural Pressure Release, after which release physically the remaining pressure.
Garnish:
Open the lid, stir and garnish with fresh parsley before serving.