By Helen

Yield: 4

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts, skin off and boneless
• 2 teaspoons Thai curry powder (tumeric, cumin, coriander, chilli combination)
• 2 teaspoons palm sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons tamarind puree
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup coconut cream
• 1/2 cup blanched peanuts, lightly toasted

Method

Slice chicken breast in half crossways and then into 6 strips.  Place chicken in a shallow dish with curry powder, sugar, soy, salt, lemon juice, tamarind and coconut milk .  Refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer if possible.
Thread chicken strips onto bamboo skewers that have been soaked in water.
Pan fry or barbecue chicken until coloured and cooked through.
Heat the marinade ingredients in a saucepan with the peanuts, allow to bubble and reduce a little.
Serve chicken with sauce on the side.