Recipe: Perfect Malay Chicken Curry

Malay Chicken Curry.

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

Ingredients of Malay Chicken Curry

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