Coronation Chicken
Coronation chicken is literally my child hood in a dish. You know those sandwich filler packs you get from the supermarkets? With some thick, chunky tiger bread? Yup, that’s the reason I’ve never had a six pack! But more positively that’s what has inspired this easy coronation chicken recipe I’m sharing will you today! For those of you who are thinking ‘what is coronation chicken and why is this boy talking about sandwiches’ I’d be happy to clear things up.
What is Coronation Chicken?
Coronation chicken is traditionally a cold dish, often made with leftover chicken in a mayonnaise based dressing. The most common ingredients in such dressing alongside the mayo, is curry powder and some sort of fruity aspect, such as mango or sultanas. It’s insanely delicious, trust me.
Hot Coronation Chicken
As you can already tell, I’ve eaten enough coronation chicken to last me a lifetime, so it was time to take things to the next level. I’ve kept the same traditional flavours of coronation chicken, just altered the texture into a dreamy creamy curry that’s perfect to serve hot over rice for dinner.
Coronation Chicken Marinade
All good curries start with a marinade and this is no exception. The marinade serves 2 purposes: For this recipe we’re going with boneless skinless chicken thighs. Chicken thigh tends to be more flavoursome than breast. It’s also more difficult to overcook and tends to be slightly softer and more tender. You can however sub chicken breast if that’s what you’ve got on hand. The marinade is incredibly simple and consists of plain yogurt, garlic & ginger and curry powder.
How long to marinate for?
A minimum of 1 hour, up until overnight. Even 30mins will work a treat! So as long as you have time for.
Coronation Chicken Curry
Once you’ve marinated the chicken it’s on to the curry. As far as ‘curry in a hurry’ goes this is pretty darn close from here on out. Here’s what you’ll need:
Curry Powder Green/Spring Onion & Coriander/Cilantro Sultanas & Mango Chutney Giner & Garlic Chicken Stock & Heavy Cream Yogurt
Serving Coronation Chicken Curry
When it comes to serving, as I mentioned earlier it goes fantastically with rice. I have addressed this in the recipe notes, but I’ll say it again – don’t forget the toasted flaked almonds. I know, look how pretentious I’ve become! Pre-food blogger Chris wouldn’t even know what an almond was, let alone one that’s been toasted and flaked! But all jokes aside they compliment this dish beautifully. Not only do they add a nice little crunch, but the flavour blends so well with the other ingredients. So unless you have an allergy, they’re definitely a must 🙂 Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this coronation chicken shall we?!
How to make Coronation Chicken Curry (Full Recipe & Video)
If you’re looking for the cold (classic) sandwich filler coronation chicken check out my Coronation Chicken Recipe or Coronation Chicken Pasta Salad! For more similar recipes check out these beauties:
Easy Curry Recipes
Halloumi Curry Slow Cooker Chicken Curry Chicken Thai Green Curry Chicken Curry in a hurry Butter Chicken Chicken Korma
