Name: Thai sour chicken curry
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 kilogram chicken thigh fillets, halved; 1 teaspoon shrimp paste; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander root and stem mixture; 2 centimetre piece fresh galangal (10g), chopped finely; 3 fresh long red chillies, sliced thickly; 1/3 cup (100g) tamarind concentrate; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 tablespoon grated palm sugar; 1 cup (250ml) water; 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh thai basil leaves

Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 kilogram chicken thigh fillets, halved

1 teaspoon shrimp paste

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander root and stem mixture

2 centimetre piece fresh galangal (10g), chopped finely

3 fresh long red chillies, sliced thickly

1/3 cup (100g) tamarind concentrate

2 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon grated palm sugar

1 cup (250ml) water

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh thai basil leaves

Method

1.Heat oil in 6-litre (24-cup) pressure cooker; cook chicken, in batches, until browned. Remove chicken from cooker.

2.Stir shrimp paste, coriander root and stem mixture, galangal and chilli in cooker until fragrant. Return chicken to cooker with tamarind, sauce, sugar and the water; secure lid. Bring cooker to high pressure. Reduce heat to stabilise pressure; cook 15 minutes.

3.Release pressure using the quick release method; remove lid. Stir in basil. Serve chicken drizzled with sauce.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe suitable to freeze.
Note

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