Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Kala's Version Homemade Curry Chicken

1 whole Chicken (washed & cut into pieces)
Curry paste:
Ingredient A
For frying

 
6 dried red chilli 
1 tsp black peppercorn
1 tsp fennel
1 tsp cumin
2 bulb onion (Peeled n cut into pieces)
Ginger 1 finger length  approx 7 cm(peeled n slice into pieces)
1.5 - 2 bulb Garlic (Peeled)
1 small cinnammon stick
1/2 - 1/4 cup water
4 Tbsp Oil for frying 
Ingredients B
2 tbsp meat curry powder
1.5 tbsp chilli powder 
1 big onion (sliced)
1 small packet premix  spice(1 bay leaves + 1 star alis + 1.5 stick cinnamon stick + 1 cardamon + 5 cloves)
1 tomatoe (sliced)
2 potatoes (cubed) * optional to precook or raw
1 stalk curry leaves
1 pc pandan leaf
1 lemongrass stalk (smashed)
1/2 cup water 
3 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp salt
Method  for Curry paste
1 ) Heat up wok 
  2) Add in Oil to stir fry dried Chilli, once colour changed removed from wok
3 )Add all the remainder Ingredient A to fry
  4) Once Onion turned brownish removed from wok
5 ) Blend fried Ingredient A with 1/2 - 1/4 cup water
Curry making Method
1)  Place oil in pot
2 ) Stir fry premix spice, till the Cinnamon stick give out fragrant
3 3) Add curry leaf, onion, lemongrass stalk & pandan leaf and fry till onion turn brownish
4 4) Add in Chicken, water, blended curry paste, curry powders, chilli powders, potatoes & tomatoes
(add hot water to own preference for gravy texture)
5 ) finally add salt to taste and cook for 20 - 25 mins using medium fire
6 ) Once cooked ready to serve with rice or bread
Happy Cooking !