Tapioca Chicken Curry

Ingredients

450g chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces

200g tapioca, skinned and cut into 5cm thick slices

Spice:

2 tbsp fish curry powder (mixed with water into a paste)

1 tbsp meat curry powder (mixed with water into a paste)

2cm piece cinnamon stick

1 star anise

1 stalk lemon grass, smashed

1 stalk curry leaves

Ground:

25g shallots

3 cloves garlic

2cm piece ginger

2cm piece galingale

3 tbsp oil

150ml plain yoghurt or coconut milk

Seasoning:

1 tsp salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar or to taste

1 tsp chicken stock granules

Method
1. Heat oil in a kuali until hot and fry ground ingredients and spice ingredients until fragrant and oil separates.

2. Add chicken and tapioca and continue frying for three to four minutes; add yoghurt.

3. Simmer over low heat for 20-25 minutes, stirring frequently until meat is tender, tapioca is cooked and gravy turns fairly thick.

4. Dish out and serve hot.

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