Saturday, March 3, 2007

Recipe of Curry Kapitan

Ingredients:-

1.3 kg Chicken
455g grated coconut
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
340 ml water
½ tsp salt
1 lemon
3 tbsp coconut oil

Curry Paste:-

10 fresh red chillies
10 dried chillies
2 stalks lemon grass
115 g shallots
3 cloves garlic

Garnish:-

10 shallots
2 tbsp cooking oil

Method:-
  1. For convenience, first prepare curry paste:-
    1. Prepare fresh and dried chillies.
    2. Slice lemon grass.
    3. Grind or pound all ingredients together into a smooth paste.
  2. Cut chicken into pieces.
  3. Prepare grated coconut to obtain thick coconut milk. Add sakt and pepper.
  4. Marinade chicken in thick coconut milk.
  5. Re-use residue of grated coconut and prepare 340 ml thin coconut milk. Add salt.
  6. Squeeze juice from lemon.
  7. Heat oil and stir-fry curry paste for 5 mins until soft and fragrant.
  8. Add chicken and stir-fry for another 5 mins until all piece are covered with curry paste.
  9. Add thin coconut milk. Lower fire and allow to simmer. Stir now and then to prevent the chicken from sticking to the pot. When the gravy is thick and a layer of oil is seen on the surface, the curry is ready.
  10. Stir in lemon juice and remove.
  11. Sprinkle the fried shallots on top and serve.

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