Malabari Chicken Curry

I got this recipe from my colleague (Fusyarina) last month...just tried to cook this dish for the very first time today for our dinner...kind of tasty...yummy..never taste it before (hehehe...i just up myself...ssshhh...). My mum said we actually call this kind of curry is Mamak Curry...so, i think that it is...curry without coconut milk...kind of healthy. you guys should try this one...easy and simple.


The Ingredient:
1 whole chicken (cut into serving sizes)
8 shallots - bawang merah la...(or u can have 2 large onions)
4 cloves of garlic
1 inch of ginger
(blend and devide into two part- half for fry and the other half for marinate with the chicken)
6 tablespoons of curry powder (add more if u want extra spicy)
4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce (kicap manis)
2 cinnamon stick (or 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder)
5 cloves (bunga cengkih)
2 star anise - bunga lawang
1 screwpine leaf (daun pandan ok...)
2 lemongrass (dititik)
1 tamarind peel (asam kepingla dik non)
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt & Sugar
(to taste)

Accessories
1 tomato (cut into 4 pieces)
2 green chilies
1 onion (slice)


Marinate the chicken with half of blended ingredients, curry powder and sweet soy sauce for 30 mins or 1 hour. Then fry the other half of blended ingredients with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise and screwpine leaf until yellowish and the smell...you know how its gonna smell, right?? hhhmmm...

Then add the marinated chicken, lemongrass and tamarind peel. Add 1 cup of water and stir to coat chicken well with the paste and gradually bring to boil. Reduce heat n simmer covered 10-15 mins and stir occasionally until it becomes thicken and the chicken is tender.


While simmering, add salt and sugar, taste la...after that add the accessories.


taa daaa...this is your Malabari Chicken Curry....try la...