Indonesian Kari Ayam (Indonesian Potato Chicken Curry)
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Indonesian
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Servings: 4-6 servings
Author: Marvellina
This is a simplified version of kari ayam Medan I grew up with, yet you will find this easy recipe very delicious. Recipe can be made on the stove or pressure cooker
Place the onions, garlic, and fennel seeds in a food processor and grind into a paste
Cooking on the stove:
Preheat a large heavy-bottom pot. Add in the cooking oil. Add in the ground ingredients and stir fry until they are really fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the spices and herbs and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add the chicken pieces, 200 ml of coconut milk,300 ml of water, and seasonings
Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to let it simmer until the chicken pieces are cooked through, about 20-30 minutes. 10 minutes before the end of cooking time, add in the potatoes and cook until they are soft but not mushy
Lastly turn off the heat and stir in the coconut cream. Have a taste and season with salt to your taste
Cooking with Instant Pot Pressure cooker:
Turn on "Saute" on Instant Pot. When it's hot, add cooking oil. Add in the ground ingredients and stir fry until they are really fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the spices and herbs and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces and stir fry briefly. Add 200 ml of coconut milk and 300 ml of water. Turn off saute mode. Really scraping the bottom of the pot to make sure nothing is stuck at the bottom of the pot or it will trigger the "burn" warning. Add large chunks of potatoes, and seasonings. Give it a good stir
Cover the lid and turn steam release valve to "sealing". Set timer to 10 minutes. Release pressure immediately after the timer is up
Carefully unlock the lid. Remove the potato pieces to another plate. Stir in the coconut milk. Have a taste and add more salt as needed. Proceed to serving
Serving:
Serve warm or hot with a side of rice or serve with rice noodle stick (bee hoon/bihun) or yellow noodles to make kari bihun or kari mie
Notes
If you are using bone-in chicken thighs, increase cooking time to 15 minutes on Instant Pot pressure cooker