Kapitan Chicken

Name: Kapitan Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1.2kg chicken pieces; 400ml coconut milk; 3 stalks lemongrass, bruised; 5 candlenuts or macadamias; 4 shallots; 4 cloves garlic; 2cm galangal; 3 red chillies; 1 tsp turmeric; juice of 1 lime

Malaysian Peranakan dry chicken curry with coconut, lemongrass and candlenuts — a recipe of Nyonya heritage.

Total time

65 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Malaysian

Ingredients

1.2kgchicken pieces

400mlcoconut milk

3 stalkslemongrass, bruised

5candlenuts or macadamias

4shallots

4 clovesgarlic

2cmgalangal

3red chillies

1 tspturmeric

juice of 1lime

Instructions

Blend shallots, garlic, galangal, chillies and candlenuts to a paste.

Fry paste in oil until fragrant, 5 minutes.

Add chicken pieces. Coat well. Add lemongrass.

Add coconut milk. Simmer 35–40 minutes, stirring until sauce reduces and becomes almost dry.

Add lime juice. Season. Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

921

Protein

84.6g

Fat

57g

Carbs

16.9g

Fiber

3.6g

Sodium

275mg

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