Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Massaman curry
One of 59 chicken curry recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #5 of 59 for tenderness among the chicken curry recipes we compared. 198 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 59.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 169% | 58% |
| fat | 10% | 4% |
| aromatics | 18% | 18% |
| sweetener | 6% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 102% | 26% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp. olive oil (, coconut oil or vegetable oil) |
| 75 g | 1/2 onion (, chopped) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. chicken breasts (, chopped, or substitute shrimp or tofu) |
| 340 g | 2 medium medium gold potatoes ((or russet potatoes), peeled and chopped into small pieces) |
| 122 g | 2 carrots (, peeled and sliced into 1/8-inch thick slices) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic |
| 113 g | 1 4 oz can massaman curry paste or homemade |
| 765 g | 2 cans (13.5 oz) coconut milk |
| 16 g | 1 Tbsp. peanut butter (, smooth or crunchy) |
| 27 g | 2 Tbsp. brown sugar |
| Juice from 1 lime | |
| 11 g | 2 teaspoons fish sauce (optional) |
| 73 g | 1/2 c. chopped roasted peanuts (, for garnish) |
| Cilantro (, garnish) |
Method: 3 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just made this as my family LOVE massaman curry. I was really impressed with the taste. Now I used a really good curry paste that a Thai person suggested at the international market recommended to me and a first press ( says on the can) coconut milk which she ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I cook this recipe more often than any other. My wife and I love it. It's easy, cheap, and far more delicious than it has any right to be. Be careful with the lime juice, a whole lime can make it quite sour. If you're adding fish sauce (which you absolutel” — a cook, 5.0★