Ingredients

  • 5 -6 medium sized chicken pieces
  • 2 -3 potatoes
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 5 pieces red shallots
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method

  • Mince garlic, and shallots.
  • Peel and cut potatoes into 1.5 inch cubes.
  • Mix curry powder with the 1 cup water.
  • Set aside.
  • Heat the 2 tbsp oil in a pot on medium high heat.
  • When the oil is hot fry Ginger, Shallots, Garlic, Cinnamon stick Clove and Star Anise until fragrant (Careful not to burn).
  • Add curry powder paste.
  • Put in chicken and cook until chicken is half done.
  • Add potatoes.
  • Stir every couple of minutes, so that the bottom wont burn and everything is cooked evenly.
  • Add in the coconut milk and salt.
  • If you like your curry watery, just add water a little at a time.
  • When potatoes are cooked, simmer for a little while more.
  • Poke the chicken to make sure its not red on the inside.
  • The Potatoes should be tender but not soft until it turns to mush.
  • After cooking I usually fish out the spices, like the cloves, anise, cinnamon, and ginger, because it is quite unpleasant to bite into them because they have such a strong taste.