Khmer curry chicken receipt

___Somlor karee saj moa [Chicken curry soup]

___(Ingredients:)____
1. Chicken 500g
2. Potatoes 3 large
3. Onions 2 large
4. Coconut cream 500g
5. Curry powder 2 packets
6. Lemongrass, thinly sliced 2 dessertspoons
7. Kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped 1 teaspoon
8. Galangal, finely chopped 1 teaspoon
9. Turmeric root, finely chopped 1 teaspoon
10. Garlic 1 bulb

11. Large dried red chillies 4
12. Kapi (fermented shrimp paste) 1 teaspoon
13. Fish sauce 1 teaspoon
14. Sugar, brown or white 1 teaspoon
15. Salt half of a teaspoon
16. Soup powder half of a teaspoon

____(Method:)____
- Take the coconuts and extract 1 bowl of thick coconut cream and 2 bowls of thin coconut cream.
- Pound the lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, Kaffir lime leaves, garlic, red chillies and curry powder. – Cut the chicken into pieces. Chop the potatoes into chunks.
- Simmer the thick coconut cream in a pan until it releases its oil and then add the pounded spices.
- Put in the kapi, sugar, fish sauce and meat, and cook it to allow the flavours to penetrate the meat, then pour in the 2 bowls of thin coconut cream and simmer over a low flame.
- Taste it to correct the flavours
- Finally, put in the potato and onion, and simmer until the liquid thickens, then serve.
Enjoy!