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Nyonya Chicken Curry
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Nyonya Chicken Curry

Chicken curry is made with bone-in chicken traditionally, and curry leaves are used to infuse the chicken curry with the intense fragrance of the curry leaves.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Nyonya Recipes
Cuisine: Chicken
Keyword: Nyonya Chicken Curry
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 169kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken remove head, neck, feet and chopped into pieces
  • 200 g (7 oz) potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 200 ml thick coconut milk to taste, optional
  • 1 sprig curry leaves use only the leaves
  • 1 star arise
  • 1 cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 5 tbsp oil
  • 1 ½ cup water

Spice Paste (ground):

  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 18 shallots
  • 12 dried chili soaked and remove seeds
  • 15 g (½ oz) turmeric
  • 15 g (½ oz) coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon fennel
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 20 g (¾ oz) shrimp paste, toasted
  • 1 stick lemongrass white part only

Seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

  • Heat up your wok, pour in 5 tbsp oil, sauté cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves, fry over low heat, add in spice paste and stir-fry until fragrant.
  • Add chicken, potatoes, curry leaves and fry well. Add in water, cover the pot, braise over low heat until chicken and potatoes are cooked well.
  • Add the thick coconut milk, salt and sugar. Continue to simmer in low heat for 20-30 minutes or until the chicken becomes tender. Remove and serve with white rice, bread, nasi kunyit, or roti jala.

Nutrition

Serving: 4people | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Sodium: 597mg | Sugar: 40g