Chicken Massaman Curry

Description

This curry, flavored with tamarind and coconut milk, is ready in under an hour. Serve over plain white rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons curry paste
  • 1 (3/4 inch thick) slice ginger, minced
  • 1 ¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat – cubed
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
  • ⅓ cup peanut butter
  • 3 cups peeled, cubed potatoes
  • 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Instructions

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in curry paste and minced ginger; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add in cubed chicken
  2. and cook until the pieces turn white on the outside
  3. about 3 minutes.
  4. Mix in peanut butter
  5. brown sugar
  6. fish sauce
  7. and tamarind paste
  8. stirring to combine. Add potatoes and coconut milk. Bring to a boil
  9. then reduce heat to medium-low
  10. cover
  11. and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the center
  12. about 20 minutes.
  13. Add lime juice and cook for an additional 5 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 4

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