Kapitan Chicken Curry

Name: Kapitan Chicken Curry
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Hari Raya
Ingredients: 1 Chicken; 1 Kaffir Lime Leaves; 4 Kaffir Lime Leaves; 170 ml Coconut Milk; 1 Tbsp Lime; 1/4 cup Cooking Oil; Tamarind; 2 cups Water; 3 Candlenuts; 3 stalks Lemon Grass; 4 cloves Garlic; 5 Red Chillies; 10 Dried Red Chillies; 15 Shallots; 1/2 inch Turmeric; 1/2 inch Ginger; 1 1/2 inches Galangal; 3/4 tsp Belacan; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar

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Level

easy

Cooking

30 min

Preparation

40 min

Ingredients

Servings

Chicken approx. 1.2kg, cut into 10/12 pieces	1
Kaffir Lime Leaves for garnishing	1
Kaffir Lime Leaves torn into quarters	4
Coconut Milk	170 ml
Lime	1 tbsp
Cooking Oil	¹⁄₄ cup
Tamarind
Water	2 cups
Spice Paste
Candlenuts	3
Lemon Grass use the bottom white part only	3 stalks
Garlic peeled and lightly crushed	4 cloves
Red Chillies	5
Dried Red Chillies soaked in hot water for 10 mins	10
Shallots	15
Turmeric	¹⁄₂ inch
Ginger	¹⁄₂ inch
Galangal	1 ¹⁄₂ inches
Belacan	³⁄₄ tsp
Seasoning
Salt	¹⁄₄ tsp
Coconut Sugar	¹⁄₂ tbsp

How to cook

Prepare chicken

Wash & cut the chicken into 10-12 pieces.

Prepare spice paste

Add all the spice paste ingredients into a food processor and blend till fine.

Start cooking

In a wok, heat up the oil.
Add in the spice paste and saute for about 30 secs.
Add in half portion of the quartered kaffir lime leaves to the paste and saute the spice paste for another 2–3 mins till aromatic.
Add in the chicken. Stir-fry for 1 min, ensuring each piece of chicken is coated with the spice paste.
Add water and tamarind liquid and bring it to a boil.
Add in the remaining kaffir lime leaves. Lower the heat to medium-low.
Stir and continue cooking the chicken for about 20–25 mins or until the chicken is tender and the gravy thickens.
Add in a bit more water if the gravy gets too dry.
Season with salt and coconut sugar. Swirl in the coconut milk and mix well. Turn off the fire.
Dish out and garnish with shredded kaffir lime leaves & add the lime juice.