Intermède #12 : Massaman Curry with Chicken.

How to make MASSAMAN CURRY WITH CHICKEN.

INGREDIENTS :
1 tablespoon soya bean oil
1 heaped tablespoon massaman curry paste
200 grams chicken fillets or tofu cut in 2 cm cubes
1-2 potatoes cut in a 1 cm cubes
1 brown onion sliced
1/2 cup thick coconut cream
1 teaspoon salt
1-2 tablespoons coconut sugar
2 tablespoon fish sauce or soya sauce
4-6 tablespoons dry roasted ground peanuts
1-2 cups thin coconut milk
2-3 tablespoons tamarind paste or lime juice

PREPARATION :
1. Place one tablespoon of soya bean oil into the wok and turn the gas to low.
2. Fry the curry paste until it becomes grafrant.
3. Add the chicken, potatoes and onions. Fry for one minute.
4. Pour in the thick coconut cream and add the salt. Stir for one more minute.
5. Add the thin coconut milk, coconut sugar, ground peanuts and the fish sauce. Turn gas to medium.
6. Stir until boiling, turn gas to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Add the tamarind paste.
8. Keep simmering until the potatoes are cooked (approximately 10-15 minutes).

Serve with steamed rice, steamed buns or chapatti bread.