Saturday, July 14, 2018

Easy Fragrant Balinese Chicken Curry from Scratch


This is a simple dish that you will make again and again.

Ingredients:


  • 6 chicken thigh fillets
  • 1/2 red capsicum cut into strips
  • 200 gm coconut cream
  • 4 pcs lemongrass crushed slightly
  • 6 kaffir lime leaves sliced finely
  • 2 limes 1 lime for juice - 1 lime for serving
  • 1/4 cup fresh coriander

Spice Paste

  • 8 shallots (small onion -not green spring onion)
  • 12 cloves garlic
  • 5 small hot red chilli
  • 4 large mild red chilli
  • 30 gm fresh ginger peeled
  • 30 gm galangal peeled
  • 30 gm fresh tumeric peeled
  • 3 tsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tsp coriander seed
  • 1 TBS palm sugar
  • 1 tsp shrimp paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil

Instructions:

Spice Paste

  1. Place all the spice paste ingredients in TM Bowl. Blend 10 sec/Speed 9.
  2. Scrape down the bowl. Blend 30sec/Speed 9. Repeat until paste forms. (Alternatively, pulse in a food processor)
  3. Place one cup of the Balinese Spice Paste in a jar and pour a thin layer of oil over the top. Seal the jar and refrigerate for future use.

Balinese Chicken Curry

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius.
  2. Add the chicken thigh fillets to a large glass bowl.
  3. Pour the spice paste over the chicken. The chicken can be allowed to marinate in the spices or cooked straight away. (cover and refrigerate if marinating)
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