Chicken Massaman Curry
Hard African Dinner

Chicken Massaman Curry

Total Time
1h 36m
25m prep · 71m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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This massaman curry recipe, flavored with tamarind and coconut milk, is ready in under an hour. Serve over plain white rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons curry paste
  • 1 slice ginger , 3/4 inch thick
  • 1.25 pounds skinless , boneless chicken breast meat - cubed
  • 0.33 cups peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
  • 3 cups peeled , cubed potatoes
  • 1 can coconut milk , 13.5 ounce
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in curry paste and minced ginger; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add in cubed chicken, and cook until the pieces turn white on the outside, about 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Mix in peanut butter, brown sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind paste, stirring to combine. Add potatoes and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add lime juice and cook for an additional 5 minutes before serving.

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