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.
Foto: Rasa Malaysia
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (remove head, neck, feet and chopped into pieces)
- 200 g 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 clove s
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 5 tbsp oil
- 1½ cup water
- 3 cloves garlic
- 18 shallots
- 12 dried chili (soaked and remove seeds)
- 15 g turmeric
- 15 g coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 20 g shrimp paste (toasted)
- 1 stick lemongrass (white part only)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Steps
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Heat up your wok, pour in 5 tablespoons of oil, and sauté the cinnamon stick, star anise, and cloves over low heat. Add the spice paste and stir-fry until fragrant.
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Add the chicken, potatoes, and curry leaves, and fry well. Then add water, cover the pot, and braise over low heat until the chicken and potatoes are cooked through.
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Add the thick coconut milk, salt, and sugar. Continue to simmer over low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Remove from heat and serve with white rice, bread, nasi kunyit, or roti jala.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (10% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| whole chicken | 1 | - | - |
| potatoes | 200 g | - | - |
| thick coconut milk | 200 ml | - | - |
| sprig curry leaves | 1 | - | - |
| star arise | 1 | - | - |
| s | 1 clove | Rp 15.000/kg | Rp 1.500 |
| stick cinnamon | 1 | - | - |
| oil | 5 tbsp | - | - |
| water | 1.5 cup | - | - |
| garlic | 3 cloves | - | - |
| shallots | 18 | - | - |
| dried chili | 12 | - | - |
| turmeric | 15 g | - | - |
| coriander seeds | 15 g | - | - |
| fennel | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
| cumin | 1 teaspoon | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 350 |
| shrimp paste | 20 g | - | - |
| stick lemongrass | 1 | - | - |
| salt | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| sugar | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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