Galangal (Blue Ginger) Chicken Curry 蓝姜咖喱鸡

Since LTU theme this month is Potato, so I have to rush to put up this recipe chicken curry, and curry must have potato then taste better. I got this idea to cook this chicken curry using blue ginger after tasted a nice chicken curry from a Hainanese rice stall. Their chicken curry has a special aroma, after  few times trying, then I confirmed that special aroma was from blue ginger. And this chicken curry is much healthy without putting coconut milk, but yet the curry sauce still taste creamy and thick, and yummy too.

Chicken & Potatoes Curry Milk Buns 马铃薯咖喱鸡面包

I just done this bun just now, but I can't wait to share with you, immediately post it here because this bun is so fragrance and soft !! I like to say in Chinese"  软和香到不行的面包" !!
While the buns is baking in the oven, my whole kitchen is full of pandan aroma, smell so good !!
My daughter again asked me to open a bakery shop ^_^ .

Spiral Curry Puff 螺旋咖哩角

Curry puff ( It is a small deep-fried pie consisting of specialised curry with chicken and potatoes ) is a very common snack in Malaysia. Today i not going to share with you the normal curry puff but instead I'm sharing with you this special spiral curry puff (inspired by Jane's corner as she recently brought a big box of spiral curry puffs to school and was well received by all).

Fried Pork Chops and Curry Rice

I prepared this fried pork chops and curry rice for yesterday dinner, very similar to Japanese pork and curry rice. But I couldn't call this as Japanese pork and curry rice because i did not use Japanese curry paste.

Mixed vegetables, Stingray and cockles Curry

Last weekend I went back to my hometown to attend my cousin's wedding dinner. A party was held at his house before the wedding day, and this mixed vegetables, stingray and cockles curry was served in the party, it bring back my childhood memory. This is a common curry served in the party in my kampung (hometown) since my kampung is a small fishing village, fresh fish and cockles are easy to be found here.

Mamak chicken curry with yellow glutinous rice

I have bookmarked this Mamak chicken curry (Mamak is a term used in Malaysia to describe the Indian Tamil Muslim community and culture) long time ago, finally I got a chance to try it out yesterday. I also cooked yellow glutinous rice to serve with this chicken curry, very similar like those in baby full-month package.

No wonder Suhaina@ My Singapore kitchen said this is a best Mamak chicken, she adapted recipe from Pete. My kids love this curry very much especially Desmond who doesn't take too spicy curry, this mild curry just perfect for him. He make this order to me a least once in a week.

To serve with Yellow glutinous rice (steamed rice with turmeric), also a good choice!

Thanks to Pete for kind sharing this yummy recipe, this Mamak chicken curry can anytime compete with those selling in outside Mamak stalls. Simply delicious !! Yellow glutinous rice adapted from Flavours Food Magazine.
Mamak chicken curry with yellow glutinous rice(printable recipe)*serve 6

Yellow glutinous rice

500g glutinous rice
100g rice
1tbsp turmeric powder
1 pc tamarind peel (asam keping)
1tsp salt or to taste
250ml coconut milk

1. Soak rice in just enough water to cover, along with turmeric powder and tamarind peel for 4hours.
2. Drain and rinse once.
3. Steam the rice over high heat for about 30mins (without adding water).
4. Stir salt till dissolved in coconut water, and add to the just cooked rice, mix and stir well.
5. Steam the rice again over high heat for another 10mins.

Mamak Chicken Curry

½ bird of chicken, cut into bite size
1 and ½ cup coconut milk
2 and ½ tbsp curry powder (meat type)
1tbsp coriander powder (serbuk ketumbar)
1tsp red chili powder
4pcs Cloves
1/2pc Cinnamon
1pc Star anise
5pcs Cardamom (buah pelage)
2 large onions
2 lemongrass
3 cloves garlic
1/2'” ginger
3 sprigs curry leaves
2 potatoes, cut into bite size
1 and ½ tsp salt or to taste
1tsp sugar
3tbsp of cooking oil
1 cup water

1. Combine curry powder,chili powder and coriander powder with little water to form a paste, set aside.
2. Blend onion, lemongrass, garlic and ginger with little water to form a paste, set aside.
3. Heat oil in a wok, add blended onion paste, stir fry till nice aroma.
4. Add in star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, clove and curry leaves, continue stir fry till fragrant.
5. Add in curry and coriander paste, pour in coconut water and water, bring to boil.
6. Put in chicken pieces and potato, stir to mix well, cook about 30mins or till chicken is cooked.
7. Seasoning with salt and sugar.
8. Dish out, serve with yellow glutinous rice, or steamed rice, or chapatti.

I going to submit this post to 3hungrytummies "Muhibbah Malaysia Monday"..

Happy Cooking !!

Canned sardine fish curry

I learnt this canned sardine fish curry from my Indian friend, simple and delicious curry.

This is my favourite brand of canned sardine, what is your favourite brand?

Canned Sardine fish curry
(printable recipe)

Ingredients
1 large can sardine (425g), tomato sauce flavour
1 tomato, chopped
1 tbsp of chopped ginger, garlic and onion
3 sprigs of curry leaves
1 onion, sliced
2tbsp cooking oil
100ml water

1/2tsp mixed mustard seeds
1/2tsp coriander seeds
1/2tsp cumin seeds

Seasonings
1tsp salt of taste
1tsp sugar
1tsp light soy sauce
1tbsp fish curry powder
1tsp red chilli powder
1tsp turmeric powder

1. Remove sardines from can, retain the tomato sauce
2. Pan fried sardines (without oil) in a non-stick pan, till both sides turned brown, set aside.
3. Heat oil in a wok, add in ginger, garlic and onion paste and curry leaves, stir fry till fragrant.
4. Add in mustard, coriander and cumin seeds, mix well.
5. Add in the canned sardine’s tomato sauce and water, add in the seasonings.
6. Once sauce boiled, add in the pan fried sardines, cook for 1min.
7. Add in chopped tomato and onion slices, cook for another 1min.
8. Dish out, serve hot with steam rice.

* dip bread with this sardine fish curry, also yummy...

Happy Cooking !!

Chicken Curry Chinese Style

This is a typical Chinese style of Chicken Curry and this is the way how my mom used to cook. And we also like to serve this style Chicken curry in any kind of party e.g. Birthday party, Baby full month party & etc and usually to eat together with fried mee hoon (rice vermicelli) or fried noodles. Chinese style of chicken curry is slightly difference from Indian style as we do not add so many kinds of spices like cinnamon, cumin, coriander & etc.

-some of the ingredients

-lightly brown the potatoes in hot oil

-chicken mix with all ingredients and spices in the wok...

Chicken Curry Chinese Style
(printable recipe)

Ingredients
1kg chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
2-3tbsp chilli paste
2 potatoes, cut into halves, slightly fry in hot oil
4 sprig curry leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, smashed
300ml coconut milk
200ml water
1tbsp curry powder
1tsp turmeric powder
2tsp salt or to taste
1tsp sugar or to taste
4tbsp cooking oil

Pound these ingredients
1 Big onion
8 shallots
4 cloves garlic
1” ginger
2 stalks lemongrass


1. Heat oil in a wok, sauté the pound ingredients and chilli paste until fragrant.
2. Add in chicken pieces, lemongrass, curry leaves, stir fry for 1min.
3. Add in curry powder and turmeric powder, mix well.
4. Pour in water and bring to boil (2-3mins).
5. Mix in coconut milk and fried potatoes, and simmer till the chicken is cooked (about 15mins).
6. Add in salt and sugar, combine well.
7. Dish out, serve with steamed rice.

*my note-if you like to have more gravy in your chicken curry, then add more water and coconut milk..

HAPPY COOKING !!

Apple Chicken Curry

This is similar to Japanese Apple flavour curry, but I did not use the ready mix paste of Japanese Apple curry, I was using the fresh apples to cook this curry. I can't really tasted the apple in this curry, but the curry taste was just so refreshing and have pure sweetness..

-To accompany with this curry, I bake some cauliflower with cheese, steal the idea from Mia, this was great too.

- Simple and yummy dinner

Apple curry recipe:-

- Pork or Chicken meat, cut into cube

- Fresh apple, cut into small cube

- Carrot, Potato, Big onion, cut into cube

- Garlic

- Own mix curry paste ( mix curry powder, chili powder and turmeric powder and water to form paste)

Steps:-

1) Saute garlic and onion until fragrant, add in meat, followed by apple, carrot and potato.

2) Add water, then add own mix curry paste.

3) Tasted with salt.

3) Cook and simmer for about 30mins.