Zees Malaysian Chicken Curry Food

GORDON RAMSAY'S MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• To make the curry paste. Put the garlic, chillies, lemon grass, ginger and shallots in a food processor to form a paste. (Or you can use a pestle and mortar).
• Next, heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan. Tip in the curry paste with 1 tsp ground turmeric and stir over a medium heat for a few minutes. Add the onions and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add to the pan, stirring to coat in the paste. Add the lime leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise, coconut milk, stock, sugar, soy and fish sauces and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook gently for half an hour to an hour until the chicken is tender.
• Skim off any excess oil on the surface of the curry. Taste add salt and pepper if you think its needs. Add the beans and cover for another few minutes until the beans are tender.
• To serve, scatter the coriander leaves over the curry and serve with rice and roti.

ZEE'S MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until half cooked.
• When they are cooked, drain water, and heat the pan with 3 tablespoons oil and fry the potatoes for about 5 minutes; set aside.
• Marinate chicken well with salt & pepper.
• While marinate chicken, heat pan and fry onion until soft.
• Add salt and curry powder and stir them well.
• Add the chicken in and stir, then add coconut milk and stir well.
• Add potatoes.
• Simmer for about 15 minutes or so, make sure chicken and potatoes are cooked.
• Taste it and add more salt and pepper or curry powder if you need.
• Serve with rice.

MALAYSIAN VEGETABLE CURRY

Steps:

• Using a mortar & pestle or blender, grind chili paste, onions, garlic, ginger into a paste
• In a small bowl, combine fish curry powder and chili powder and turmeric powder with a little water to make a thick paste
• In a wok or pot, heat ghee or vegetable oil, fry the ground paste for 2-3 mins
• Add curry paste, stir-fry on low heat until quite toasted and oil starts to ooze from paste - do not burn!
• Add coconut milk, chicken stock [or vegetable stock or water], tomatoes and season with salt
• Gradually bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer uncovered until sauce thickens, about 15 mins
• Add each vegetable in order - those that take longer to cook are added first
• Simmer until just tender, or to your liking of crispness, remove from heat promptly
• Serve hot with bread, Roti or steamed rice.

CAPE MALAY CHICKEN CURRY WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened, stirring every now and then. Stir in the garlic, ginger and cloves, and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently to stop it sticking. Add all the remaining spices and the fresh chilli, stir briefly, then tip in the tomatoes with 2 cans of water, plus the chutney and crumbled stock cube.
• Add the chicken thighs, pushing them under the liquid, then cover the pan and leave to cook for 35 mins. Stir well, add the potatoes and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins more until they are tender. Stir in the coriander.
• About 10 mins before you want to serve, make the rice. Put the butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices in a large pan with 550ml water and 0.5 tsp salt. Bring to the boil and, when the butter has melted, stir, cover and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins. Fluff up and serve with the curry.

MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine shallots, chile peppers, lemongrass, almonds, cilantro, garlic, ginger, and 2 tablespoons peanut oil in a food processor; pulse into a smooth paste. Measure out 1 cup of paste into a large bowl. Add chicken thighs and mix until thoroughly coated.
• Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken in batches until cooked through and no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large plate using a slotted spoon; set aside.
• Place onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and carrot in the same skillet. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add snow peas; cook and stir until slightly softened but still crisp, about 1 minute.
• Return chicken to the skillet. Stir in coconut milk, sugar, and salt. Simmer until flavors combine, 10 to 15 minutes.

MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• First make the curry paste. Put the garlic, chillies, lemon grass, ginger, shallots and turmeric in a food processor and whiz to a paste. With the motor running, trickle in a little groundnut oil and blend well, scraping the sides of the processor several times. (Or you can pound the ingredients together in batches using a pestle and mortar).
• To make the curry, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Heat the groundnut oil in a large cast-iron casserole or heavy-based pan. Tip in the curry paste and stir over a medium heat for a few minutes until fragrant. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes until they are beginning to soften.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and stir to coat them in the spice paste. Add the lime leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise, coconut milk, stock, sugar, soy and fish sauces and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook gently for 30 to 40 minutes until the chicken is tender.
• For the rice, rinse the grains in cold water to get rid of any excess starch. Drain and tip into a heavy-based pan. Add the rest of the ingredients with 200ml water, stir well and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and gently simmer for 10 minutes. Leaving the lid on, remove the pan from the heat and leave to stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve while still hot.
• Skim off any excess oil on the surface of the curry. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Tip in the beans, put the lid on and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes until the beans are tender. Scatter the coriander leaves over the curry and serve with the coconut rice.

MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• First, dry fry the dessicated coconut with turmeric, ground ginger, garlic powder, chilli flakes, salt and pepper until lightly browned (you can also toast it in the oven at 300°F for 5-10mins but you have to watch it VERY carefully as it burns quickly; you may need to stir once or twice); set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan.
• Once hot, turn heat down to medium hot and saute onion, garlic, chopped chilli, ginger and lemongrass for 2 minutes.
• Stir in curry powder, mix well for another minute.
• Stir in chilli paste, stir fry until well-combined.
• Add curry leaves, stir fry until fragrant (about 1-2 minutes).
• Add about 1/2 - 1 cup of water and coconut milk.
• Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces and let cook over low heat for approximately 20 minutes, adding more water if you find it too dry.
• Add the evaporated milk to the curry, stir well.
• Add the vegetables and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• You may add some salt and pepper if desired (i usually add a good dash of black pepper).
• Finally, stir in the dessicated coconut (the mixture should be quite thick).
• Serve over hot coconut rice (nasi lemak), garnished with sliced cucumber.