Thai Massaman Curry

Source : Marinade Season The Chicken With Salt And Pepper And Set Aside For 30 Minutes Or More Chicken Heat 4 Tbsp Of Cooking Oil Until Hot Saut The Spice M...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : September 17, 2025

Step:

  1. MARINADE; season the Chicken with Salt and Pepper and set aside for 30 minutes or more.

  2. CHICKEN: heat 4 Tbsp of Cooking Oil until hot. Sauté the Spice Mix for 1 minute. Then add the Chicken and coat well. Cook the Chicken until brown all over.

  3. PASTE & POTATOES: add the Curry Paste and Potatoes. Mix well and cook until the oil separates.

  4. LIQUIDS: then add in the Coconut Milk, Tamarind Juice, Palm Sugar and mix well. Bring it to a simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring the bottom occasionally.

  5. FINISH: after 10 minutes, remove the lid, and continue to cook until the gravy thickens. Garnish with Fresh Coriander Leaves and serve with rice.


Ingredients

  1. 350 g Chicken Meat (cut into pieces)
  2. 300 g Potatoes (diced)
  3. 4 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  4. 1 Tbsp Tamarind Paste (soaked in 1/2 cup warm water)
  5. 1 cup Coconut Milk
  6. 1-2 Tbsp Palm Sugar
  7. [Marinade]
  8. 2 pinches Salt (or more)
  9. 1/2 tsp White Pepper (or more)
  10. [Massaman Spice Mix] - ground well
  11. 1 pc Cinnamon Stick
  12. 5 pc Cardamom Pods
  13. 5 pc Cloves
  14. 5 pc Black peppercorns
  15. 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  16. [Curry Paste] - processed in a blender
  17. 30 g Red Chillies (deseed)
  18. 30 g Green Chillies (deseed)
  19. 40 g Garlic
  20. 40 g Shallots
  21. 20 g Finger
  22. 20 g Galangal
  23. 1 tsp Shrimp Paste

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