Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Curry Kapitan

I made this dish once and it was a turn off because I added too much lime...hehhehehehe....My darling hubby wanted to eat curry today for dinner and you can imagine my utter panic rising from the pit of my tummy! Hubby is the expert for making curry, not me!!! Anyway, I still gave it a shot and it turned out well!

Even my beloved Caitlin had it for dinner despite its spiciness....hahahahhaha....she is one tough little cookie.

Here's the recipe. I hope you have as much fun cooking this as much as I did!

Ingredients: -
- 1.2kg chicken cut into bite-sized pieces.
- 3-4 medium sized potatoes, cut into reasonable bite-size
- 2tsps salt
- 4-5 tbsps cooking oil
- 4 stalk lemongrass, bruised
- 200ml thick coconut milk
- 400ml water
- 1/4 cup lime or lemon juice (juice and not the purely squeezed ones or else you will need to use lesser)
- salt to taste

Blended Ingredients: - (Blend all these ingredients together)
- 12 dried chillies (please empty the chilli seeds)
- 4 fresh red chillies (please empty the chilli seeds)
- 12 shallots
- 6 cloves garlic
- 3cm knob ginger
- 2cm piece shrimp paste or belacan


1. Season chicken with salt and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pot. Stir-fry the blended ingredients for 1min, add lemongrass and 2 tbsps thick coconut milk and cook for another 2 mins.
3. Add chicken and stir-fry for 4mins until chicken is coated with the blended ingredients.
4. Add water and potatoes, stirring to mix well.
5. Cover the pot and turn the fire low to simmer for about 25mins. Stir every now and then.
6. Once the potatoes are soft, add remaining coconut milk and bring to boil.
7. Once boiling, stir in lime juice and salt to taste. Turn off fire and allow to rest before serving.

Voila!!! Curry Kapitan for you!

2 comments:

  1. Is knob ginger = galanga?

    and what you mean by juice but not the squeezed ones? then mana dapat sayang?

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  2. A knob of ginger is just ginger. It's like in English term when we say a herd of cows or a school of fish...so it's actually nothing out of the ordinary.

    Galangal is lengkuas. It is sometimes used in curry dishes as well depending from recipe to recipe.

    If you use pure lime or lemon juice, your curry may be very sour. So, it is best to pour it bit-by-bit to ensure it jives with your palate. But if you use the normal supermarket juices (not cordial), you can go ahead and use 1/4 cup. But I will still recommend you try it bit-by-bit.

    If you use cordial, you can mix it with water.

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