Chicken Curry with Potatoes Recipe

Chicken curry with potatoes is a common chicken curry in Malaysia. This easy chicken curry recipe takes 30 minutes from start to finish.

Course Malaysian Recipes

Cuisine Malaysian

Keyword Chicken Curry with Potatoes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 6 people

Calories 246 kcal

Author Bee | Rasa Malaysia

Ingredients

1 pack instant curry paste 8 oz. or 250 g
8 oz. peeled potatoes
2 lbs. chicken (4 drumsticks and 4 thighs or 4 leg quarters)
3 shallots peeled and sliced thinly
2 lemongrass use the white parts only, pounded
1 tablespoon oil
2 cups water
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 sprig curry leaves optional

Instructions

Cut the chicken into pieces. Leave the chicken bone-in. If you prefer boneless chicken meat, then debone the chicken.
Heat up a deep pot and add the oil. Saute the sliced shallots until aromatic or light brown in color. Add the curry paste into the pot and stir until aromatic. Add the chicken meat and lemongrass. Stir for 1 minute before adding the water.
Cover the pot and lower the heat to medium. Bring the curry chicken to boil and then lower the heat, add the potatoes and simmer for 20 minutes or so or until the chicken become tender. Add the coconut milk and bring it to boil. Serve hot.
Alternatively, you can leave the chicken overnight before adding the coconut milk the next day. This cooking method ensures that the chicken meat is really tender and aromatic as the flavor develops overnight. Serve the chicken curry the next day if you use this method.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Malaysian curries taste different compared to Thai curries. First of all, we don't use fish sauce and sugar in Malaysian curries. Also, Malaysian curries are not as rich and milky as we use much less coconut milk, so the tastes of the various spices really shine through.

Hence, Malaysian curries are more spice-laden and aromatic in my opinion. According to my Indian friends, Malaysian curry is closest in taste to Indian curry.

Buying Guide:

You can buy Instant curry paste on Amazon. This is the brand I use.

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Curry with Potatoes Recipe

Amount Per Serving (6 people)

Calories 246 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 54mg18%

Sodium 63mg3%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 15g30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.