Chicken and Jackfruit Curry

Ingredients

• 1 medium roasting chicken, chopped into stewing-sized pieces
• 10 pieces young jackfruit
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper

to make the curry paste (rempah)

• 6-8 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cm fresh turmeric, sliced
• 4-5 slices galangal
• 3 chili, padis sliced
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 2-3 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon malay shrimp paste (belacan)
• 2 candlenuts

Directions

1. 1

   to prepare rempah, combine all the rempah ingredients. pond together in a pestle and mortar untiil coarse paste forms.( you can whiz them in a blender if time is of the essence).

2. 2

   heat some oil in a wok and fry the herb paste until fragrant.

3. 3

   add the chicken and stir wellso that it is coated with the herb paste. stir-fry until chicken is half cooked. add in jackfruit and mix well.

4. 4

   add coconut milk and 1 cup of water. bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and let the curry simmer ofr about 30 minutes.

5. 5

   adjust seasoning and serve hot.