Description
Cà Ri Gà is a flavorful, delicate, and flavor-packed chicken curry from Vietnam. Tender marinated chicken in a delicious coconut broth with lightly cooked potatoes and carrots is hard to resist!
Cà Ri Gà is different from the other types of Asian chicken curry: lemongrass, fish sauce, and vegetables add a fantastic flavor to this dish. It is tough to get this recipe wrong as no matter in which order we add the ingredients, and it tastes amazing at the end. If you have the chicken and the ingredients ready to go, you can pull this off in less than 30 minutes. The only added time that makes a difference is the marinating time.
Ingredients
Chicken- 1 lb (boneless thighs)
Salt- 1 tsp (more if needed)
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Red chili flakes- 1 tsp
Vietnamese curry powder- 2 Tbsp
Garlic- 1 tsp (chopped)
Shallots- 3/4 cup (5 to 6)
Carrots- 3/4 cup
Potato- 3/4 cup
Oil- 2 Tbsp
Lemongrass- 2 (1/4 cup)
Fish sauce- 1 tsp
Chicken broth- 2 cups
Coconut milk- 1/2 cup
Cilantro- 1/4 cup (chopped)
Instructions
1. Take 1 lb of chicken (boneless skinless chicken thighs). Add 1 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp red chili flakes, 2 Tbsp Vietnamese curry powder (or madras curry powder), 1 tsp garlic.
2. Mix well, add 1 tsp of oil while mixing it and set it aside to marinate for 30 minutes. The longer the marination time, the better it is.
3. In a 3-quart pan, take 2 Tbsp of oil, add the marinated chicken pieces. Cook the chicken on both sides for about 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of lemongrass, 3/4 cup of sliced shallots, 3/4 cup of carrots, and potatoes (diced). Mix and cook everything for 5 minutes.
4. Add 1 tsp of fish sauce, 2 cups of chicken broth, and 1/2 cup of coconut milk. Adjust the salt if needed at this time.
5. Cook for 8 minutes to 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked well in the curry.
6. Garnish with 1/4 cup of cilantro. Remove the whole lemongrass added to the curry.
7. Serve hot with Vietnamese rice noodles, crusty Vietnamese baguettes, or white rice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Chicken Entrees
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 224 kcal
- Sugar: 1.97 g
- Sodium: 658 mg
- Fat: 9.86 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.388 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.193 g
- Trans Fat: 0.018 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.91 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 6.91 g
- Cholesterol: 64 mg
Keywords: Vietnamese chicken curry, chicken curry for lunch, chicken curry in a hurry, chicken dish, chicken entree, Asian chicken curry, Vietnamese
