Buah keluak kari ayam/chicken curry

Ingredients

• 8-10 buah keluak (how to prepare - as said, soak overnight and scrub every now and then with a brush. Before cooking, lightly crack and soak in some water)
• 400g chicken - cut into bite sizes
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• ** mix chicken with ginger paste and garlic paste and keep aside
• 6 shallots - crushed/smashed
• 2 sprigs curry leaves
• Some asam/tamarind juice
• 1/4 cup oil
• Salt for taste
• For the curry paste
• 1 1/2 tbsp plain chilli powder (or as needed)
• 1/4 tsp garam masala/mix spice powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• ** Mix with some water for a thick paste

Preparation

• Heat oil.
  Saute shallots.
  Add curry paste.
• Fry and cook till aromatic and oil splits.
  Add chicken and keluak with the water.
• Gently stir and cook till chicken is tender.
  Note: pour more water for more gravy.
• Add curry leaves, pour tamarind juice and season with salt.
• Stir, simmer and remove from heat.

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