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Authentic Thai Chicken Massaman Curry

Name: Authentic Thai Chicken Massaman Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: Cooking oil; Massaman curry paste; Coconut milk; bone-in skin-on chicken thighs; potato; Onion; water; Roasted Peanuts; fish sauce; tamarind paste; palm sugar

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7 Steps Total

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00:01:27

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Pour oil into a dry pan to prevent hot oil splattering.

Heat a wok or pan over medium-low heat and pour in 3 tbsp cooking oil. Once hot, add 50g Massaman curry paste, lower the heat slightly, and stir-fry continuously until the paste dissolves into the oil and releases an intense aroma.

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Keep heat low while frying the curry paste, otherwise it will burn quickly and become bitter.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (3 tbsp)Massaman curry paste (50 g)

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00:02:01

Shake the can of coconut milk well. Measure 240ml (1 cup) of coconut milk and pour it into the pan. Stir thoroughly to blend the coconut milk with the fried curry paste until the sauce turns smooth and begins sizzling and boiling around the edges.

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Stir well to break down all paste lumps, otherwise the curry sauce will have an uneven texture.

Ingredients:Coconut milk (240 ml)

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00:02:50

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Wash your hands and utensils thoroughly after handling raw chicken to prevent bacterial cross-contamination.

Slide 350g chicken thighs into the bubbling coconut curry sauce. Ensure the chicken pieces are submerged in the sauce to begin cooking.

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Do not stir vigorously right after adding chicken, let the surface seal gently in the hot sauce.

Ingredients:bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (350 g)

Tools:spatula

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00:03:06

Add 200g cut potato chunks and 100g onion wedges into the pan. Spread them around evenly in the curry sauce.

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Cut potatoes into fairly large, uniform bite-sized chunks so they don't dissolve completely during simmering.

Ingredients:potato (200 g)Onion (100 g)

Tools:spatula

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00:03:21

Pour 240ml (1 cup) water into the remaining 160ml coconut milk inside the can to dilute it into light coconut milk, then pour it all into the pan. Stir gently to combine and let the entire curry simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, potatoes are tender, and the curry sauce thickens nicely.

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Keep heat at a gentle simmer and stir occasionally, otherwise coconut milk may split or stick to the bottom of the pan.

Ingredients:water (240 ml)Coconut milk (160 ml)

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00:03:51

After 15 minutes of simmering, add 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp tamarind paste, and 1 tbsp palm sugar into the curry. Stir gently until the palm sugar is completely dissolved and integrated, then turn off the heat.

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Stir gently when dissolving palm sugar, otherwise the softened potato chunks may break apart into mush.

Ingredients:Roasted Peanuts (2 tbsp)fish sauce (1 tbsp)tamarind paste (1 tbsp)palm sugar (1 tbsp)

Tools:spatula

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00:04:36

Ladle the chicken pieces, potatoes, onions, and rich curry sauce with peanuts into a deep serving bowl. Serve hot alongside steamed jasmine rice.

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Ladle carefully near the bowl edge, otherwise hot curry sauce may splash onto your hands or table.