Dinner Tonight: Chicken, Lemongrass, and Potato Curry (Ca-Ri Ga)

Name: Dinner Tonight: Chicken, Lemongrass, and Potato Curry (Ca-Ri Ga)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper; 383 grams coconut milk; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 1 Handful cilantro; 2 Tbsps Madras curry powder (or other curry powder); 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped; 3 to 4 hefty lemongrass stalks, trimmed and coarsely chopped (about 2/3 cup total); 1 lime, cut into wedges; 1 teaspoons dried red chile flakes; 680 grams red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 kilograms bone-in chicken thighs, skinless; 1 yellow onion, chopped

The recipe Dinner Tonight: Chicken, Lemongrass, and Potato Curry (Ca-Ri Ga) could satisfy your Indian craving in roughly 1 hour. One serving contains 636 calories, 39g of protein, and 38g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up lime, coconut milk, ginger, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Toss the chopped lemongrass into a food processor. Process until it turns into a "fine, fluffy mass," scraping the sides with a spoon occasionally, about three minutes.

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Lemon Grass

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Food Processor

Add the ginger, and pulse until it is chopped finely. Then add the onion. Process, scraping the sides with a spoon occasionally, until it is a paste.

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Ginger

Onion

Pour the oil into a large saucepan set over medium heat. When shimmering, add the lemongrass paste. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until very fragrant, about two minutes.

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Lemon Grass

Cooking Oil

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Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

Add the curry powder and red chiles flakes, stir well, and cook for a minute.

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Curry Powder

Red Chili Pepper

Add the salt, pepper, and coconut milk. Stir well with the wooden spoon, and then add the chicken pieces. If the liquid does not cover the pieces add a little bit of water to do so. Once liquid starts to boil, reduce heat to maintain a slow simmer. Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Coconut Milk

Pepper

Water

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Add the potatoes, stir well, and turn heat up again to bring to a strong simmer. Then reduce heat to maintain a bare simmer, and cook until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. When done, turn off the heat, cover the saucepan, and let rest for as long as you can stand it. (The recipe advocates 30 minutes, but I dug in after five.)

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Potato

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Sauce Pan

Serve the dish with the lime wedges, cilantro, and white rice.

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Lime Wedge

White Rice

Cilantro

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Food Processor

Wooden Spoon

Sauce Pan

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Servings:

1teaspoons

black pepper 383grams

coconut milk 2Tbsps

canola oil 1Handful

cilantro 2Tbsps

Madras curry powder (or other curry powder)1inch

fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 3

to 4 hefty lemongrass stalks, trimmed and coarsely chopped (about 2/3 cup total)1

lime, cut into wedges 1teaspoons

dried red chile flakes 680grams

red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 2teaspoons

salt 1kilograms

bone-in chicken thighs, skinless 1

yellow onion, chopped

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Indian. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. The Berger Gruner Veltliner (1 Liter) with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.