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Chicken Massaman Curry

Chicken

Food Network Kitchen · foodnetwork.com · 2016 · 6 servings

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

No curry paste, unlike 86% of recipes and more tamarind or lime than 92%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.

  • No curry paste at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 32 to 75 g per can of coconut milk).
  • More tamarind or lime than 92% of recipes: 40 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 14 g, about 3 times as much.
  • More meat, fish or tofu than 77% of recipes: 640 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 355 g.
  • No peanuts at all, where 64% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 59 g per can of coconut milk).
Curry paste: 0 g, 7th percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 640 g, 78th percentilePotatoes: 213 g, 33rd percentileOnions: 42 g, 47th percentilePeanuts: 0 g, 18th percentileFish or soy sauce: 11 g, 43rd percentileTamarind or lime: 40 g, 93rd percentileSugar: 5.9 g, 39th percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (25)

  • 4 dried chiles de arbol, stems and seeds removedn/a
  • 4 dried guajillo chiles, stems and seeds removedn/a
  • 1 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste, wrapped into a small flat foil package≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoons coriander seeds≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 1.1 g
  • 5 cardamom pods, crushed with the side of a knife blade≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 whole clovesn/a
  • 1-inch piece cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped lemongrass from bottom tender stalks (3 to 4 stalks)≈ 79 g
  • 2 teaspoons roughly chopped galangal≈ 10 g
  • 4 cloves garlic, thickly sliced≈ 12 g
  • 3 pieces cilantro root, washedn/a
  • 1 medium shallot, thickly sliced≈ 20 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • Kosher saltn/a
  • Two 15-ounce cans coconut milk851 g
  • 5 tablespoons tamarind concentrate, or more to taste≈ 85 g
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce, or more to taste≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon palm sugar, or more to taste≈ 13 g
  • 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs1361 g
  • 1/3 cup roasted peanuts2 bay leaves≈ 48 g
  • 1 piece star anise≈ 1 g
  • 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks454 g
  • 1 small onion, diced into 1-inch pieces≈ 70 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • Steamed jasmine rice, for servingn/a

2.1 cans, 851 gin all 3037 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per can of coconut milk

Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Curry paste0 g · 7th percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu640 g · 78th percentile
  • Potatoes213 g · 33rd percentile
  • Onions42 g · 47th percentile
  • Peanuts0 g · 18th percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce11 g · 43rd percentile
  • Tamarind or lime40 g · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar5.9 g · 39th percentile

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