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Name: Authentic Kari Kapitan Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: *For the Spice Paste (Bumbu):**; 8 dried red chilies, deseeded and soaked in hot water; 6 shallots, peeled; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 inch galangal, peeled; 1 inch turmeric, peeled (or 1 teaspoon turmeric powder); 1 inch ginger, peeled; 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, sliced; 4 candlenuts (or macadamia nuts as substitute); 1 tablespoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; *For the Curry:**; 5 kg (3.3 lbs) chicken, cut into serving pieces (bone-in preferred); 3 tablespoons cooking oil; 2 sprigs curry leaves; 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised; 1 piece cinnamon stick (about 1 inch); 2 star anise; 4 cloves; 2 cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 500 ml coconut milk; 250 ml water; 1 large potato, peeled and cut into chunks; 100 grams roasted peanuts, coarsely ground (optional, for texture); 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (mixed with 3 tablespoons water, strained); 1 teaspoon sugar or palm sugar (gula melaka); Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon cornstarch (mixed with 2 tablespoons water, for thickening, optional); *For Garnishing:**; 2 red chilies, sliced

Kari Kapitan

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia

A Nyonya-style chicken curry with a distinctive flavor.

Chicken

Curry

Nyonya

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Chicken

Nyonya spices

coconut milk

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