Thai Coconut Curry

(Made with chicken, you can substitute shrimp) 

Yields 4-5 servings (serve with steamed rice) 

INGREDIENTS:
For the chicken:
1. 3 chicken breasts (or 6 thighs) cubed
2. 1 tbsp ginger/garlic paste
3. 1/2 lime juiced
4. Lime zest from 1/2 lime
5. 1 in piece ginger shredded finely
6. 1 tbsp soy sauce
7. 1 tsp oi
8. 5 chili peppers slit in halfway  (not all the way through)
For the curry:
9. 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
10. 1 can coconut milk
11. 1 tbsp yogurt
12. 1 tsp salt
13. 1/2 cup water 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat oil in the pot/pan you're going to use. Add ginger garlic paste and let it sizzle a bit and break it up in the oil, add the chicken and toss it on medium high heat for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients listed for the chicken. And cook the chicken right about when it's cooked, do not overcook the chicken, it will harden. Boneless chicken takes about 10-15 minutes to cook on medium high heat and make sure to keep stirring it to make sure it does not stick.

Mix the ingredients for the curry in a bowl. As the chicken is done, add this mixture to the pot/pan. Leave the stove on medium high heat JUST UNTIL it comes to a boil. And then reduce it to a simmer. Usually that's about 3-5 minutes, and let it simmer for about 30-40 minutes. If you'd like to add more spice, add 1 tbsp of red crushed pepper flakes at the time when it's simmering so it adds to the flavor.

As you're serving it, bowl the rice and add the chicken with some curry and top it with a little bit lime zest, it adds to the aroma.

Brain Masala

INGREDIENTS:

1. 5-6 Brains
2. 1/2 ts. Turmeric
3. 1 packet Brain Masala (Shan)
4. 1 medium sized onion
5. Coriander, Green Onions, and Green chilies for garnish (chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Boil the brains in 1/2 ts. turmeric, big pinch of salt, 1/3 cup water. (approx. 20 minutes)

Take out the brains from the water and peel off outside layer (sometimes, this layer is already removed) and set aside

Chop onions and fry til golden brown. 

Add brains and sautee for 1 minute.

Add Shan Brain Masala and cook for 5-7 minutes. DO not leave the brain with the masala, you want to be stirring occasionally.
Garnish with items in #5 on ingredients list and serve with rice or chappatis.

Chaap (Chops)

INGREDIENTS:

1. 4 lb. Chaap
2. 2.5 cup yogurt
3. 3.5-4 ts. Lal mirch
4. 0.75 ts. Haldi
5. 20 black pepper
6. 10 cloves
7. 10 ilaichi
8. 2 stick cinnamon
9. 4 tbsp. ginger garlic
10. 3 ts. Salt
11. 3 big onions
12. 1 cup oil

DIRECTIONS:

Marinate the chaap with ingredients 1-10.
Chop onions and fry til golden brown in the 1 cup of oil.
Add chaap.
On a high stove..Mix for 5 minutes (open pot).
Then close the lid…let cook on high stove for 5 mins.
Then medium (check every 20 minutes – overall cooks around 1 hr 15 mins). Check 3 times.
Last 20 minutes, make sure that it’s not sticking.If the chaap is not done, then ¼ cup water.

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