Chicken Yellow Curry : Malaysian Recipe

Asian Recipes

One of the specialty from Malaysia is yellow curry or masak lemak cili padi, which is spicy rich yellow coconut gravy that is cooked with bird's eyes chilies.

Ingredients:

500 g chicken - cut into small pieces
3 potatoes - cut into wedges
1 teaspoon salt
2 pieces dried tamarind slices
250ml thick coconut milk
500ml thin coconut milk
1 turmeric leaf
1 stalk lemon grass
Salt to taste

To be grounded:
20 bird's eyes chillies
2 cm ginger
2 cm turmeric root
8 shallots
2 cloves garlic


Method :

Rub the chicken pieces with salt and let marinate for 10 minutes.

Stir in the grounded ingredients with potatoes, dried tamarind slices, torn turmeric leaf, lemon grass and thin coconut milk into a pot and bring to a slow boil.

Add chicken pieces and simmer until the gravy thickens. Add thick coconut milk and salt to taste.

Serve with steamed rice.



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