31 Mar Curry Chicken
Curry Chicken. My family’s bread and butter. A dish I have a love hate relationship with. Love it because it is so yummy and a comfort food that warms my heart. Hate it because I don’t just eat it with rice or bread… I eat it with rice AND bread. There goes that low-carb diet… Bye bye waistline…
Regretfully though, the hate mainly stems from the fact that I don’t know how to make it. So sad. There’s a happy twist though. Recently, my brother gave me a simplified version of the curry chicken recipe. This is not as tedious as the age old family recipe and it is simpler. But just as delicious… Just what I need.
To make this curry chicken, first we need to make the curry paste or as some of us prefer to call it the rempah. For that we would need various spices and herbs.
Shallots
Lemongrass
Blue Ginger (Galangal)
As an amateur, I get rather confused going to the (super)market and have to gather all the ingredients. It gets rather stressful as sometimes the ingredients may be out of stock. I make my life easier by ordering everything online, Prime Now and RedMart are my friends when it comes to gathering ingredients for a meal. (Not sponsored by either) I like that Prime Now can usually deliver in 2 hours, while RedMart gives me rebates!
To make this dish, I had to put aside a couple of hours. The original family recipe requires 9 hours of hand preparation and an hour of cooking. So I would recommend setting aside a couple of hours to make this simpler but just as tasty curry.
So now you have it. And like I always say, go ahead and tweak the recipe to fit your palate. There’s two recipes below! Until next time!
xoxo,
Regina
Curry Paste
| Prep time | 15 min |
| Cook time | 20 min |
| Yields | Approximately 1 kilograms |
Things you need
| 100 grams | Shallot |
| 100 grams | Garlic |
| 100 grams | Blue Ginger (Galangal) |
| 100 grams | Chilli padi (Bird’s eye chilli) |
| 100 grams | Turmeric |
| 100 grams | Lemongrass |
| 100 grams | Chilli powder |
| 200 grams | Chilli paste |
| 40 grams | Salt |
| 35 grams | Sugar |
| 90 millilitres | Oil |
Here’s how
- Chop turmeric, lemongrass, blue ginger, chilli padi, shallots and garlic into smaller pieces before blending
- Place all chopped items into the blender and blend till a fine consistency
- Add oil into frying pan and fry the blended mixture over medium heat
- Add the chilli powder and chilli paste into the blended mixture. Add more oil if the mix looks too dry.
- Add the sugar and salt
- Cook until the paste is dry.
Helpful tips
- Paste should be dry but not crumbly.
Curry Chicken
| Prep time | 15 min |
| Cook time | 30 min |
| Yields | 2 pax |
Things you need
| 500 grams | Chicken thigh (Chopped) |
| 100 grams | Curry paste |
| 10 pieces | Curry leave |
| 15 millilitres | Oil |
| 600 millilitres | Water |
| 1 large | Potato (Chopped) |
| 250 millilitres | Fresh Coconut Milk |
| 90 millilitres | Milk |
| 2 grams | Salt |
| 1 gram | Sugar |
Here’s how
- Add oil into frying pan and stir fry the curry paste.
- Add chicken thigh and curry leaves and fry over medium heat.
- Add water and simmer for 8 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the chopped potato, simmer for another 8 minutes over medium heat. Use a chopstick to check if potato is cooked and soft.
- Add salt, sugar, coconut milk and milk. Bring to boil and serve!
