Chicken Dish #1 : Thai Chicken Curry with Sweet Potato

What do you like to eat curry with? Rice? Bread? or Fried Mee Hoon?.... I like mine with Mee Hoon!! I stir fry a simple Fried Mee Hoon (will post recipe soon :)) and drench it with lots of the curry gravy!! Sedap!

Recipe adapted from Good Food Mag Jun 2011

Ingredient

• 1 small chicken, cut into medium size pieces
• 300gm sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 5 curry leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 5cm length ginger, grated
• 500ml coconut milk
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt

Marinade (process into a fine paste)

• 10 dried chillie, softened
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp ground turmeric

Method

1. Combine chicken with spice paste and allow to marinate overnight.
2. Steam sweet potato in a preheated steamer for 10mins. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a wok, add onion, curry leaves, garlic and ginger. Fry on medium heat for 5 mins until fragrant.
4. Add in chicken pieces and stir fry for 5 mins.
5. Add in coconut milk and simmer for 20mins until chicken is cooked through.
6. Add in seasoning and sweet potato and cook for another 5mins. Ready to serve!