South Asian Chicken Meatball Curry

This recipe delicately balances bold flavours to ensure every bite is interesting. A bed of jasmine rice is topped with handmade chicken meatballs loaded with garlic, ginger, coriander & spices. Everything is deliciously drenched in a coconut milk-based sauce and sided with charred broccoli & pak choi.

South Asian Chicken Meatball Curry

with jasmine rice, charred long stem broccoli & pak choi

Hands on Time: 25 - 40 minutes

Overall Time: 35 - 55 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Chicken
  • Coconut Milk
  • Free-Range Chicken Mince
  • Fresh Coriander
  • Fresh Ginger
  • Garlic Clove
  • Garlic Cloves
  • Jasmine Rice
  • Lemon Juice
  • Long Stem Broccoli
  • Pak Choi
  • Spicy Rub
  • Spring Onion
  • Spring Onions
  • Stock & Fish Sauce

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Butter
Photo of South Asian Chicken Meatball Curry
  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 200ml of salted water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cover.

  2. SOME PREP

    Separate the leaves of the trimmed pak choi and rinse well. Finely slice the stems and set aside. Slice the green, leafy parts in half lengthways, keeping them separate from the stems.

  3. MAKE THE MEATBALLS

    In a bowl, add the chicken mince, the grated garlic & ginger, ½ the chopped coriander, and ½ the spicy rub, and seasoning. Wet your hands slightly and roll into 4-5 meatballs. Set aside.

  4. BROWN THE MEATBALLS

    Place a non-stick pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan.

  5. SOUTH ASIAN FLAVOURS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced spring onion, the pak choi stems and fry until soft, 2-3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the stock & fish sauce. Simmer until slightly reduced, 8-10 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Stir through the lemon juice (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning.

  6. FRY THE GREENS

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, add the long stem broccoli, and fry until slightly charred, 5-6 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the sliced pak choi leaves, the remaining spicy rub, and cook until wilted.

  7. DINNER IS READY

    Make a bed of the fluffy rice, top with the flavourful meatballs, and all the sauce. Side with the pan-fried greens, and garnish with the remaining coriander. Good job, Chef!

  • Jasmine Rice - 100ml

  • Pak Choi - 150g

  • Free-range Chicken Mince - 150g

  • Fresh Ginger - 10g

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Fresh Coriander - 4g

  • Spicy Rub - 15ml

  • Spring Onion - 1

  • Coconut Milk - 200ml

  • Stock & Fish Sauce - 10ml

  • Lemon Juice - 10ml

  • Long Stem Broccoli - 100g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 400ml of salted water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cover.

  2. SOME PREP

    Separate the leaves of the trimmed pak choi and rinse well. Finely slice the stems and set aside. Slice the green, leafy parts in half lengthways, keeping them separate from the stems.

  3. MAKE THE MEATBALLS

    In a bowl, add the chicken mince, the grated garlic & ginger, ½ the chopped coriander, and ½ the spicy rub, and seasoning. Wet your hands slightly and roll into 4-5 meatballs per portion. Set aside.

  4. BROWN THE MEATBALLS

    Place a non-stick pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 1-2 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan.

  5. SOUTH ASIAN FLAVOURS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced spring onion, the pak choi stems and fry until soft, 2-3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the stock & fish sauce. Simmer until slightly reduced, 8-10 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Stir through the lemon juice (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning.

  6. FRY THE GREENS

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, add the long stem broccoli, and fry until slightly charred, 5-6 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the sliced pak choi leaves, the remaining spicy rub, and cook until wilted.

  7. DINNER IS READY

    Make a bed of the fluffy rice, top with the flavourful meatballs, and all the sauce. Side with the pan-fried greens, and garnish with the remaining coriander. Good job, Chef!

  • Jasmine Rice - 200ml

  • Pak Choi - 300g

  • Free-range Chicken Mince - 300g

  • Fresh Ginger - 20g

  • Garlic Clove - 1

  • Fresh Coriander - 8g

  • Spicy Rub - 30ml

  • Spring Onions - 2

  • Coconut Milk - 400ml

  • Stock & Fish Sauce - 20ml

  • Lemon Juice - 20ml

  • Long Stem Broccoli - 200g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 600ml of salted water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cover.

  2. SOME PREP

    Separate the leaves of the trimmed pak choi and rinse well. Finely slice the stems and set aside. Slice the green, leafy parts in half lengthways, keeping them separate from the stems.

  3. MAKE THE MEATBALLS

    In a bowl, add the chicken mince, the grated garlic & ginger, ½ the chopped coriander, and ½ the spicy rub, and seasoning. Wet your hands slightly and roll into 4-5 meatballs per portion. Set aside.

  4. BROWN THE MEATBALLS

    Place a non-stick pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan.

  5. SOUTH ASIAN FLAVOURS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced spring onion, the pak choi stems and fry until soft, 3-4 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the stock & fish sauce. Simmer until slightly reduced, 10-12 minutes. In the final 2-3 minutes, add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Stir through the lemon juice (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning.

  6. FRY THE GREENS

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, add the long stem broccoli, and fry until slightly charred, 7-6 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the sliced pak choi leaves, the remaining spicy rub, and cook until wilted.

  7. DINNER IS READY

    Make a bed of the fluffy rice, top with the flavourful meatballs, and all the sauce. Side with the pan-fried greens, and garnish with the remaining coriander. Good job, Chef!

  • Jasmine Rice - 300ml

  • Pak Choi - 450g

  • Free-range Chicken Mince - 450g

  • Fresh Ginger - 30g

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Fresh Coriander - 12g

  • Spicy Rub - 45ml

  • Spring Onions - 3

  • Coconut Milk - 600ml

  • Stock & Fish Sauce - 30ml

  • Lemon Juice - 30ml

  • Long Stem Broccoli - 300g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Place the rinsed rice in a pot with 800ml of salted water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam, 8-10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cover.

  2. SOME PREP

    Separate the leaves of the trimmed pak choi and rinse well. Finely slice the stems and set aside. Slice the green, leafy parts in half lengthways, keeping them separate from the stems.

  3. MAKE THE MEATBALLS

    In a bowl, add the chicken mince, the grated garlic & ginger, ½ the chopped coriander, and ½ the spicy rub, and seasoning. Wet your hands slightly and roll into 4-5 meatballs per portion. Set aside.

  4. BROWN THE MEATBALLS

    Place a non-stick pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the meatballs until browned but not cooked through, 2-3 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan.

  5. SOUTH ASIAN FLAVOURS

    Return the pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, add the sliced spring onion, the pak choi stems and fry until soft, 3-4 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the stock & fish sauce. Simmer until slightly reduced, 10-12 minutes. In the final 2-3 minutes, add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through. Stir through the lemon juice (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning.

  6. FRY THE GREENS

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter. When hot, add the long stem broccoli, and fry until slightly charred, 7-6 minutes. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the sliced pak choi leaves, the remaining spicy rub, and cook until wilted.

  7. DINNER IS READY

    Make a bed of the fluffy rice, top with the flavourful meatballs, and all the sauce. Side with the pan-fried greens, and garnish with the remaining coriander. Good job, Chef!

  • Jasmine Rice - 400ml

  • Pak Choi - 600g

  • Free-range Chicken Mince - 600g

  • Fresh Ginger - 40g

  • Garlic Cloves - 2

  • Fresh Coriander - 15g

  • Spicy Rub - 60ml

  • Spring Onions - 4

  • Coconut Milk - 800ml

  • Stock & Fish Sauce - 40ml

  • Lemon Juice - 40ml

  • Long Stem Broccoli - 400g

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