Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Indonesian Rendang Curry with Chicken
One of 171 chicken curry recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 171 for gravy quality among the chicken curry recipes we compared. 75 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 45% | 47% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 35% | 17% |
| sweetener | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 15% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 24% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 1 onion (peeled and quartered) |
| 1 thumb-size piece galangal or ginger | |
| 1 to 3 red chilies (depending on how hot you like your curry) | |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic |
| 206 g | 1/2 can coconut milk |
| 68 g | 4 tablespoons fish sauce |
| 2 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass | |
| 6 g | 1 heaping tablespoon ground coriander |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon brown sugar |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 3/4 tablespoon tamarind paste | |
| 11 g | 2 teaspoons soy sauce |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (or add 1 additional tablespoon more of fish sauce) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon turmeric |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 454 g | 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into pieces |
| Optional: 2 star anise | |
| Optional: Fresh cilantro, for garnishing |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I've made this recipe a few times in the past month and have finally perfected making it. It came out slightly wrong the first few times and then I figured out it comes out better when the sauce is done in a blender than in a food processor. Everyone who I've ” — a cook