Description
Chicken Kapitan is a traditional Malaysian curry dish with tender chicken cooked in a rich and flavorful coconut sauce. This recipe incorporates aromatic spices like lemongrass, turmeric, and galangal for an authentic taste.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 750 g chicken on the bone or boneless
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 125 ml water
- 6 Kaffir lime leaves
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp crispy fried shallots
Grind to a paste:
- 1 large onion
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2.5 cm ginger
- 2.5 cm fresh turmeric or ½ tsp powder
- 2.5 cm galangal
- 3 stalks lemongrass
- 10 dried red chillies
- 5 candlenuts
- ½ Tbsp shrimp paste or 1 Tbsp dried shrimp
Instructions
- Prepare the paste: Grind all the paste ingredients until smooth.
- Cook the chicken: Heat oil, add the paste, and cook until fragrant. Add chicken, coconut milk, water, and kaffir lime leaves. Simmer until chicken is cooked through.
- Finish the dish: Season with salt, garnish with fried shallots, and serve hot.
Notes
- Adjust the spice level by reducing the amount of dried red chillies used.
- For a quicker version, use store-bought curry paste instead of grinding your own.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg