How to cook FILIPINO STYLE CHICKEN CURRY

Chicken curry is cooking chicken with curry powder, coconut milk, potatoes and red bell pepper while others add celery in it. Any part of chicken could be use when cooking. Before frying, dry chicken using paper towel so that it won't stick into the pan. Here's my way of cooking Chicken Curry:

FILIPINO STYLE CHICKEN CURRY recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 3 medium size potatoes, peeled, quartered and fried
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into big squares
• 2-3 tbsps. curry powder
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 cup water or chicken broth
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce (patis)
• 2-3 tbsps. cooking oil
• salt and pepper to taste

How to cook FILIPINO STYLE CHICKEN CURRY

Procedure and cooking instructions:
1. Pan fry potatoes then set aside.
2. In the same pan using the same cooking oil (add if needed), fry the chicken pieces until light brown in color then set aside and remove excess oil, leave only a teaspoon.
3. In the same pan over medium flame, saute garlic, onion until translucent then put back the fried chicken pieces.
4. Add curry powder then season with patis, salt and pepper. Stir for 2-5 minutes then add water and let it boil.
5. Put coconut milk and fried potatoes. Simmer for at least 1o-15 minutes until the sauce thicken, meat is tender and almost drying.
6. Add red bell pepper and seasoning according to your taste and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and put in a serving plate with plain rice.

See also:

The Philippine Cookbook and Cuisine

How to cook Filipino dishes and Pinoy desserts