This South East Asian curry is great if you’ve got a party of people over and you want to cook to impress. The only real time is prepping the sweet potato and chicken, the rest just falls together. There is a lot going on in this dish with hints of sweet & sour and a temperance of heat coming through from the chillies. Dressed with sweet basil to serve it works great with white rice and has a vivid colour from the Turmeric.
Heat the nut oil then add the onions frying for about 2 minutes until they soften a little.
Add the chopped sweet potato pieces, followed by the Turmeric, coriander and chilli, coating everything together. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously until the sweet potato softens, then add the coconut milk.
Bring everything together before adding fish sauce & brown sugar before adding the chicken pieces. Cook for a further 20 minutes on a low heat or until the chicken is cooked.
To thicken the sauce just mash the sweet potato and serve with some basil leaves -preferably Thai (stronger aniseed flavour and serve with white rice.