Here I’m going to share with you the 3rd amongst all special chicken recipes that according to my choice of food and is second to Sinigang na Manok is the Chicken Curry. According to my friends, this chicken curry is very special when it comes to chicken dishes, maybe because of its spicy taste which makes sense and that puts curry into becoming more popular to people who visits Philippines. Maybe you already have an idea what this taste and what this dish gives to people who eat chicken curry. But when you taste it, for sure you will going to say “wooh!” after tasting one. Chicken curry has many different variants and versions per country or region. What I’ve already tried versions of chicken curry is the Korean and Japanese version, and I know there’s still a lot of them from different countries and regions that I’ve missed or did not specify here. By the way, here’s how it was cooked, let’s start with the ingredients:
Cooking oilGinger, sliced3 potatoes, sliced or quartered1 chicken, cut into servingsGarlic, sliced or quarteredOnion, cubed or cut into pieces3 tbsp. curry powder 1 tbsp. fish sauce (patis in tagalog)1 cup waterred bell peppers, sliceda cup evaporated milk2-3 Celery stalk, cut into 1 inch or half
How to cook:First, heat your pan and pan fry the potatoes then set it aside, we will add it later. Then in the same pan, deep fry chicken and wait for about 10-15 minutes and wait till it gets a little brown texture. Now add the garlic and onion fry it together on the same pan and wait for few minutes until it’s already soft. Put now the fish sauce and some seasoning, the curry powder, salt and pepper, and stir it for 2 minutes. Now add the water then cover and wait till it boils. Lower the heat and add the celery, bell peppers, fried potatoes and simmer to simmer and sometimes stir for 2-3 minutes until it’s half-cooked. Then lastly, pour in the coconut milk or evaporated milk then simmer and stir it once in a while for about 5-7 minutes. Then it’s done. Happy eating!
And now let me tell you some health benefits you are getting from this chicken curry dish. Of course our recipe is not complete without even a piece of vegetable in it, what we have here in this recipe is the celery stalk. And according to my short research, celery stalk contains PHTHALIDE which can lower blood pressure, and also it lessens the production of catecholamine (exists if physically and emotionally stressed) which causes the imbalance flow of blood by restricting or blocking the blood vessels. So with this celery a bit, you will lessen the possibilities of having a catecholamine in your body. And that’s all for now, hope you enjoy it.