Tangy Tamarind Chicken over Rice
with Cilantro-Lime Slaw & Peanuts
- Fish
- Soy
- Peanuts
- Milk
Our tamarind sauce brings a tangy-sour-sweet profile to this hearty chicken rice bowl. You’ll drizzle pan-seared cutlets with a quick homemade tamarind sauce swirled with butter for extra rich flavor. Complete your meal with a bright cilantro-lime cabbage slaw for refreshing contrast and top with a sprinkle of crunchy peanuts.
Ingredients
4 ounce
Tangy Tamarind Sauce
(Contains: Fish, Soy)
12 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 unit
Lime
4 ounce
Coleslaw Mix
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
¼ ounce
Cilantro
½ ounce
Peanuts
(Contains: Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
½ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
Meanwhile, wash and dry produce. Roughly chop cilantro. Quarter lime. Roughly chop peanuts.
In a medium bowl, toss together coleslaw mix, cilantro, ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings), juice from half the lime, salt, and pepper. Set aside, tossing occasionally, until ready to serve.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. (If chicken is browning too quickly, reduce heat to medium and cover with a lid.) Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wipe out pan.
Return same pan to stovetop over low heat. Add tamarind sauce, ¼ cup water, and 1 TBSP butter (⅓ cup water and 2 TBSP butter for 4 servings); cook, stirring, until combined and butter has melted, 30-60 seconds.
Fluff rice with a fork. Thinly slice chicken crosswise.
Divide rice and slaw between plates in separate sections. Top rice with chicken; drizzle with sauce and garnish with peanuts. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the tangy tamarind sauce, though some found it overpowering or too spicy 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Generally quick and easy to prepare, though a few found it more work than anticipated.
- Suggestions: Consider adding mayo or vinegar to enhance the slaw; some preferred less cilantro.
- Portions: Several wished for larger portions, especially more slaw and veggies.
- Texture: Crunchy peanuts were a hit; some found the slaw too coarse and suggested thinner strips.
Reviews from our home cooks
It took longer than I thought to wash and chop everything, but I'm a solo chef. I didn't use all the sauce either, it was too much for two dishes but it was really great! I threw the peanuts in with the slaw mix because the directions were a little confusing there, but it was fine. I'm going to pick up tamarind sauce to use with chicken in the future to replicate this. I'd pick it again if it came up in my choices!
This is a new favorite. It was easy to make, but the tamarind pan sauce and chopped peanuts make it all feel sophisticated. So tasty and so great. Will order again for sure.
I really loved this dish. I had never cooked with tamarind spice before and the flavor combinations were wonderful and the crunch of the nuts on top was so satisfying!! My husband liked it but not as much as I did. He seems to be more fussy about spices.
The coleslaw on this was really tasty and fresh, Overall, the meal was really good, the tamarind flavor was great on the chicken.
This is the first time I ordered this meal, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but the sauce was really good! I added some zip to the slaw, adding sour cream and mayo to the lime juice, and it was SOOO good!
The tangy flavor of the tamarind was a total winner. Beautiful on the plate too.
This is a delicious meal! If anything, I wanted a bit of jalapeño in the slaw, more peanuts, and some green onions sprinkled on top.
Delicious! The tamarind sauce was delicious although it probably has garlic in it, which I am supposed to avoid. We enjoyed the cole slaw as well.
The cilantro had gone bad so it couldn't be used in the coleslaw. And the peanuts didn't go with the chicken dish. They took away from the tamarind flavor. I ended up omitting them and the chicken was delicious.
I added some scallion whites to the rice to give it a little something extra and garnished the meal with chopped scallion greens.
