Chicken in Coconut Gravy

Recently I discovered this program on my local channel called "Simply Ming" and he cooks real simple Chinese flavor dishes. I really like him because his way of cooking is like my brother's cooking. As I mentioned already my brother is an amazing cook and he makes it look really effortless
            Anyway, the dish I made today is from one of his shows and I made some minor changes to it, and even though it doesn't look that great it tastes amazing and it takes a bit of a time to get cooked but the time is well spent. So enjoy

Chicken in Coconut Gravy (Chicken thighs in a simply coconut gravy)

Chicken in Coconut Gravy

Ingredients:

1. 6-8 chicken thighs bone in (with skin or without skin)
2. 1 tablespoon oil (optional)
3. 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
4. 1 jalapeno or 2 serrano chillies finely chopped
5. 1 can coconut milk
6. 1 large or two medium sweet potatoes chopped
7. 1 large red onion sliced
8. 1 cup chicken broth
9. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, fresh ground black pepper

Heat a non-stick pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on the skin side and place it on the hot pan. Let it get fried for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on the other side and flip and fry for 5 more minutes. If there is not enough fat in the pan add the oil and if there is too much remove some. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes. Add garlic and green chillies and fry for a minute. Add the chicken back to the pan and add everything else and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 30-45 minutes, until chicken gets fully cooked. Serve with hot steamy rice