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Malaysian Chicken Curry
Photo: Swathi Handique

Malaysian Chicken Curry

28 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

One of my favourite Gordon Ramsey F-Word recipes. Easy to make and can be made as hot or mild as you like!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

956
Calories
43g
Protein
45g
Fat
98g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Lemon Grass juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Jasmine not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CHICKEN:
  • 1kg chicken thighs
  • 2 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 star anise
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 1 tsp palm sugar (or soft brown sugar)
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 400g green beans, trimmed and cut into 5cm lengths
  • Handful of coriander leaves, roughly torn
  • FOR THE CURRY PASTE:
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 4 or 5 long, red chillies, trimmed, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 3 lemon grass stalks, trimmed with the outer leaves removed and thinly sliced
  • 5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 4 large shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 or 3 tbsp groundnut oil
  • FOR THE COCONUT RICE:
  • 300g jasmine, Thai fragrant or other long-grain rice
  • 200ml coconut milk
  • 5 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled
  • Pinch of sea salt

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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