Burmese Chicken Curry

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Burmese Chicken Curry

This Burmese inspired chicken curry dish is a great new spin on the idea of curry. With shrimp paste and coconut milk, this is similar to a Thai chicken curry. Make it for your significant other to impress them with your cooking and worldliness!

Cooking Time45 min

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken drumsticks or thighs
  • 2 large onions, roughly chopped
  • 3 large cloves garlic, peeled
  • 5 small pieces ginger, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste or 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups canned coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon chilli powder (optional)

Instructions

  1. Wash the chicken and dry with paper towelling.
     
  2. Place onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and process until smooth. Add a little water, if necessary.
     
  3. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion mixture. Add the shrimp paste or fish sauce and cook over a high heat for five minutes, stirring.
     
  4. Add chicken and cook over a medium heat and turn until brown.
     
  5. Add the coconut milk, chili powder and salt. Bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
     
  6. Remove cover and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Serve with noodles or rice.

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