Recipe: Appetizing Malay Chicken Curry

Malay Chicken Curry.

You can cook Malay Chicken Curry using 28 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Malay Chicken Curry

1. You need of Curry Powder recipe (85 cents at store).
2. Prepare 3 tsp of Chili powder (or Cayenne).
3. It's 1 tsp of Turmeric powder.
4. You need 1 tsp of Cumin powder.
5. You need 1 tsp of Coriander powder.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of Fennel Powder.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of Fenugreek/Mustard Seeds.
8. Prepare of Main Ingredients.
9. It's 350 g of Chicken meat (deboned, skinless).
10. You need 4 cloves (50 g) of Shallots (finely chopped).
11. It's 3 cloves (30 g) of Garlic (finely chopped).
12. It's 1 stick (20 g) of Ginger (finely chopped).
13. You need 2 pc of Green Chillies (cut into pieces).
14. It's 2 pc of Red Chillies (cut into pieces).
15. You need 1 pc of cinnamon stick.
16. You need 2 pc of Star Anise.
17. You need 3 pods of Cardamom.
18. It's 4 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
19. It's to taste of Salt.
20. It's 5 of Curry Leaves.
21. It's 1 cup of Coconut milk.
22. You need 2 pc of Tamarind slices or use 1/3 cup Tamarind juice.
23. You need of Optional;.
24. You need 1 pc of Potato (cubed).
25. Prepare 1 pc of Carrot (cubed).
26. It's 1 pc of Red Onion (quartered).
27. You need 1 pc of Tomato (quartered).
28. Prepare 3 Tbsp of Coconut paste (kerisik).

Malay Chicken Curry instructions

1. Heat oil in wok on high heat and fry Cinnamon, star anise and cardamom until fragrant. Then Add shallots, ginger and garlic and fry until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add the curry powder and chicken. Mix well and cook until the oil separates..
2. Add the coconut milk, tamarind slices (or juice), green and red chilies, curry leaves, salt (1 tsp) and mix well. [Optional; here is where you also add potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and onions.].
3. Bring to a boil and turn the heat down. Cover the wok with a let to let the liquid absorb into the chicken. Cook for 20 minutes and stir every 3 to 5 minutes. Once the gravy has thicken, the dish is done..