Chicken Paprik (Malaysians' Favorite)

Name: Chicken Paprik (Malaysians' Favorite)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 700 g - chicken - cubed; 3-4 tbsp cooking oil; 4 garlic - crushed; 1 stalk lemon grass - cut & bruised; 2 tbsp Chilli Paste; 6 kaffir lime leaves; 1/2 C sliced carrot; 1 C cauliflower; 1 C bean/string beans; 1 large brown onion - sliced, big; 3 tbsp Chilli sauce; 3 tbsp Tomato ketchup; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp chicken seasoning powder; (or use salt to taste); 2 tsp corn flour + 1/2 C water; 2 tomatoes - deseeded & chopped

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Ingredients

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700 g- chicken - cubed
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3-4 tbspcooking oil
4garlic - crushed
1 stalklemon grass - cut & bruised
2 tbspChilli Paste
6kaffir lime leaves
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1/2 Csliced carrot
1 Ccauliflower
1 Cbean/string beans
1large brown onion - sliced, big
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3 tbspChilli sauce
3 tbspTomato ketchup
3 tbspoyster sauce
2 tspchicken seasoning powder
(or use salt to taste)
2 tspcorn flour + 1/2 C water
5. Optional - add last
2tomatoes - deseeded & chopped

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Steps

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Step 1 - Prepare ingredients; cube chicken into small bite size, season with some salt and fry for few minutes to almost cooked. Keep aside.
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Crush garlics. Cut a stalk of lemongrass into two 8cm & lightly bruise them. Soak & soften cut, deseeded dried chillies in hot water then Blend with 2 tbsp of oil & a pinch of salt. Blend into smooth paste. Use 2 tbsp of chili paste for this dish (or you also can use store bought chili paste). Next blanch cauliflower in hot water for few minutes. Put aside. Slice onion. Mix 2 tsp of corn flour with 1/2 C of water.
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Step 2 - heat oil in a wok. Sauté garlic & lemon grass until fragrant. Add chilli paste, keep stirring until paste is fully cooked. Add kaffir lime leaves.
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Step 3 - add in veggies and chicken.
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Step 4 - Next, add in all the sauces, seasoning and corn flour mixture. Stir to combine, taste & adjust. let it simmer until sauce is thickened. Dish should have some gravy but not too much. Add 1/4 C of extra water only if necessary. Adjust accordingly. Serve with white rice. Dish can be reheated in the microwave or on the stove before serving.
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Notes: Chili paste ~ Keep the rest of the paste in the fridge. We make a lot as we use this often in many other asian dishes.