Chicken Kurma

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 3 large potatoes, peel and cut into 1/4
• 1 large carrot, peel cut into 1-inch
• 2 onions, cut into 6 wedges
• 2 fresh red chilies, cut into half
• 1 large tomato, cut into 4 wedges
• 5 tablespoons kurma curry powder, mixed with
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups plain water
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 3 pieces tamarind pulp or 2 tablespoons tamarind juice
• 3 cm cinnamon sticks
• 2 star anise
• 4 cardamoms
• 1/2 cup oil
• salt, and
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 stalk spring onion, cut into 1-inch
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 inches fresh ginger
• 5 shallots

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a deep saucepan and fry pounded ingredients until fragrant. add cinnamon, star anise and cardamom. fry for 2 more minutes.
• 2 add kurma curry powder paste and cook on low heat for 5 minutes or until oil separates.
• 3 add chicken pieces and 2 cups of water and cook chicken on low until half cook. add coconut milk, potato, carrot and cook until potato tender. add more water if the gravy too thick.
• 4 add onions, chillies, tomatoes and tamarind. cook for 2 more minutes. season with salt and sugar.
• 5 garnish with spring onion.