Sri Lanka Kukul Mas Chicken Curry
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Curry
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/4  kilograms     chicken
   3      slices        ginger
   2                    garlic cloves
  50      grams         shallots
   1                    chile -- fresh
   2                    cardamom
   2                    clove
     1/2  teaspoon      chile powder
   2      teaspoons     paprika
  25      grams         tamarind squeezed in
  50      milliliters   -water
  25      grams         curry powder
     1/4  teaspoon      turmeric
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1                    cg cinnamon stick
  50      milliliters   oil
     1/2                lemon grass stem
                        curry leaf sprigs
     1/4  teaspoon      fenugreek
 300      milliliter    coconut milk -- thick
     1/2  teaspoon      curry powder
     1/2                lime -- juice of
 

Preparation:

Wash, clean and joint the chicken. shred the ginger, crush the garlic and slice the shallots and chile. Crush the cardamoms and cloves and place in a bowl. Add the ginger, garlic, chile powder, paprika powder, tamarind water, curry powder, turmeric, salt and cinnamon stick. Mix well together, then rub into the chicken. Heat the oil in a pan until very hot, then add the lemon grass, curry leaves, fenugreek, shallots and chile and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken pieces and stir fry for 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and mix well. Continue to cook over a low heat for 40 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Discard the cinnamon stick and transfer to a serving dish. Finally, sprinkle the curry powder and lime juice on top.