Chicken Curry with Fresh Chilli Paste / Northern Thai style

Kanya
Kanya @cook_3472718
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Rainny season ,fresh roots herbs ..good to make fresh chilli paste :)

Chicken Curry with Fresh Chilli Paste / Northern Thai style

Rainny season ,fresh roots herbs ..good to make fresh chilli paste :)

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Ingredients

45 mins
4 servings
  1. 1 kgchicken of your choice ,chop to bite size
  2. 80 gramsdried hot chilli or less
  3. 2 headfresh turmeric ,or dried 1 tbsp
  4. 2lemongrass stalk
  5. 10kaffir lime leaves
  6. 50 gramsgarlic
  7. 100 gramsshallots
  8. 1 sliceof galangal
  9. 2 bunchcoriander,use both roots and leaves
  10. 2 cupwater
  11. 2 tbspfishsauce
  12. 1/2 tbspgood quality shrimps paste
  13. 1 tbspvegetable oil to fry paste

Cooking Instructions

45 mins
  1. 1

    Prepare all herbs and chilli in need ,the heart of this dish is turmeric the colour the flavor will be fantastic :)

  2. 2

    Use blender for quick curry ,but if i have time i prefer pestel and mortar,blend to mix first( lemongrass,turmeric,garlic,shallots,coriander roots ,chilli,galangal ..preserve some part of lemon grass to fry with the paste )

  3. 3

    Add shrimp paste ,blend more until almost smooth paste

  4. 4

    Crush 3 clove of garlic ,set aside with the paste ,get ready to stir in hot oil

  5. 5

    On medium heat with medium soup pot ,add oil..when it hot stir in crushed garlic and fresh chilli paste ,stir until good aroma ,dont let it burn ,keep stir within 3 mins

  6. 6

    Add chopped chicken ,stir to mix ,stir until no longer pink ,at the bottom will burn easily ,add kaffir lime leave and some slice of lemongrass

  7. 7

    Add water ,change to high heat ,stir only to mix ..then let it boil for 15 mins

  8. 8

    Reduce to medium heat ,add fish sauce ,let it simmer until chicken tendered and soup reduced

  9. 9

    Add chopped coriander leaves ,stir to mix ,heat off,serve hot with rice,steamed jasmine rice or sticky rice :)

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Tough girl i am ...I love to cook in my open small kitchen with one old style stove ,love to cook with charcoal and old style equipments ,love classic good food :),i'm from Chiangmai,Thailand ..cooking tasty Italian dishes for strangers in the restaurant..cooking great Thai food for family ..cook for myself hardcore unseen Thai dish haha..loaded sense of humor person and friendly ,sure generous :)
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Tracy
Tracy @cook_3926186
Kanya, you make me hungry with every recipe!!! Looks gorgeous!!!

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