Curry Kapitan Cooking Recipes

Ingredients :

1

2

12

2 tsp

1¹/2 tsp

2

4 tbsp

1

15

2 tsp

medium sized chicken

cucumbers, sliced thickly

dried chilies

black peppercorns

tow cheong

stalks lemon grass

oil

cloves garlic, crushed

small onions

tamarind juice (or 1 tsp lime juice or white vinegar)

salt to taste

1. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.
2. Grind the dried chilies, peppercorns, lemon grass and small onions into a fine paste, and mix with the tow cheong.
3. Blend the paste with the crushed garlic.
4. Rub the paste into the chicken pieces and allow to marinate for half an hour.
5. Heat the oil in a wok and fry the chicken until well coated with the spices.
6. Add tamarind juice and salt to taste.
7. Cook on low heat until tender.
8. Add cucumber slices and simmer until the cucumbers are soft, stirring constantly.

Serves 6 - 8

Note :

Old Hindu medicine recommended chilies as an aid to digestion and as a cure for paralysis. Chilies stimulate the flow of saliva and gastric juices so they help to overcome loss of appetite.

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