Showing posts with label curry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curry. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Burmese Chicken Curry (Kyet That Ka La That)

Saw this recipe in a flight magazine. Wish to visit Myanmar in the near future.

Portion for: 2-4 people
Cooking time: 30 minutes

What you need?
200g Chicken Fillets
1/2tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2tsp Salt
1tbsp Corn Flour

1tbsp Cooking Oil
1 medium Onion (diced)
3-4 Garlic Cloves (chopped)
1 small knob of Ginger (grated)
3 cups of Light Chicken Broth
500g Winter Melon (peeled, seeded, cut into small pieces)

Fish Sauce (to taste)
1 fresh Red Long Chilli (seeded & cut into long strips)
Small bunch of Fresh Lemon Basil Leaves (chopped)

How to cook?
1 Marinate Chicken with Turmeric Powder, Salt and Corn Flour. Set aside.
2 Heat pot with Oil. Stir in Onions, Garlic, Ginger and then the marinated Chicken. Stir fry till partially cooked.
3 Pour in Chicken Broth and Winter Melon. Let it simmer for 15 minutes until Winter Melon are soft.
4 Add Fish Sauce to taste. Mix in Chillies and Basil Leaves. Serve with steamed rice.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Japanese Chicken Curry Rice Combo

Had this wonderful combo in Osaka and really love it! It's not hard to make it at home :-)

Portion for: 2-3 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

What you need?
(for Curry)
Japanese Curry Cubes (as per packaging instructions)
1 Medium Onion (diced)
3 Garlic Cloves (chopped)
1 Carrot (diced)
1 Chicken Fillet (diced)
1 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 cup Chicken Broth

(for Omelette)
2 Eggs
1/4 cup Milk
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil

(for Tomato Sauce)
1 small can Tomato Puree
1 tbsp Water
Sugar to taste

(Others)
1 cup of Japanese Rice
Some Cabbage (shredded)

How to cook?
1 Cook rice in rice cooker.
2 Fry Onion & Garlic in a medium pot. Put in Carrot and Chicken Fillet until partially cooked. Pour in Chicken Broth and cook for around 10 minutes. Remove pot from fire and blend in Curry Cubes. Set curry aside on small heat.
3 Mix Eggs, Milk with Salt & Pepper in a medium bowl with a fork. Heat Oil in a saucepan. Pour in Egg mixture and cook omelette till half-runny. Arrange omelette in serving plate.
4 In a saucepan, heat up Tomato Puree with Water and Sugar. Pour cooked tomato sauce at the side of omelette.
5 Scoop cooked Rice onto plate.
6 Pour Curry onto rice. Serve with Cabbage as side vegetable. Happy dining!