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Massaman Curry - Named one of the world's best dishes!

Name: Massaman Curry - Named one of the world's best dishes!
Yield: 4Portions
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken thighs; 6 dl coconut milk; 4 dl chicken broth; 2 dl roasted peanuts; 3 tbsp Massaman Curry; 3 pcs onion; 5 pcs potatoes; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tbsp fishsauce; 2 pcs bay leaf; 8 cloves garlic; 4 stilker lemongrass; 1 klump ginger; 3 pcs shallots; 2 tbsp dryed chili; 2 tbsp coriander seeds; 2 tbsp cloves stalks; 2 tbsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp cardamom kernels; 1 tbsp cinnamon

In 2017, CNN Travel had its selection of the world's 50 best dishes. The Thai Massaman Curry came as number 1 on the list.

Ingredients

Portions

Massaman Curry with chicken

1 kg chicken thighs
6 dl coconut milk
4 dl chicken broth
2 dl roasted peanuts
3 tbsp Massaman Curry
3 pcs onion
5 pcs potatoes
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp fishsauce
2 pcs bay leaf

Massaman Curry

8 cloves garlic
4 stilker lemongrass
1 klump ginger
3 pcs shallots
2 tbsp dryed chili
2 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tbsp cloves stalks
2 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp cardamom kernels
1 tbsp cinnamon

I have spent a lot of time finding the most authentic and perfect version of this dish. I have changed some of the ingredients so it can easily be made here in Norway. The result was a fantastic dish! You can buy ready-made Massaman Curry at the immigrant shop, but it's easy and fun to make yourself. Make extra curry and freeze what you do not use for a later dinner. Massaman Curry can be made with chicken, meat or as a vegetarian.

Step 1

Start by making the curry. Put all the spices in a dry frying pan and cook for 3-5 minutes until you feel the kitchen fill up with delicious smells.

Step 2

Pour the spices into a spice grinder, food processor or mortar. Crush to a fine powder. In the dry frying pan, fry the vegetables that are to be in the curry until they get a slightly golden color. Stir around so they do not burn. Mash together the roasted vegetables and the seasoning with 1 teaspoon of neutral olive oil. You now get a very powerful Curry.

Step 3

Find a large pan or saucepan and add a little neutral oil and a little of the coconut milk. Bring to the boil and mix in the Massaman curry. When it has almost become dry in the pan, put in the chicken and fry for a few minutes. Stir so that the spice does not burn at the bottom. Pour on the rest of the coconut milk and mix well. Add coarse pieces of onion and mix together.

Step 4

Now add coarse pieces of the potato to the sauce together with chicken broth and bay leaves. Add sugar, tamarind and fish sauce. Turn down the heat and simmer the sauce. Add roasted peanuts and simmer for 1 hour.

Step 5

Let the sauce simmer for 1 hour. Stir occasionally. Check that the potatoes have become soft and the chicken is completely tender. The sauce boils in and becomes a little thicker and the taste a little more concentrated. Season with salt and sugar.

Step 6

Serve with some rice in a deep bowl and enjoy a fantastic Thai dish! Good luck.