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Chicken Massaman Curry

Chicken

thehomecookskitchen.com · 2026 · 4 people

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

More curry paste than 87% of recipes and more fish or soy sauce than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • More curry paste than 87% of recipes: 114 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 48 g, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More fish or soy sauce than 87% of recipes: 36 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 18 g, about twice as much.
  • No onions at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 51 to 141 g per can of coconut milk).
  • No peanuts at all, where 64% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 59 g per can of coconut milk).
Curry paste: 114 g, 88th percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 504 g, 72nd percentilePotatoes: 429 g, 71st percentileOnions: 0 g, 16th percentilePeanuts: 0 g, 18th percentileFish or soy sauce: 36 g, 88th percentileTamarind or lime: 0 g, 20th percentileSugar: 0 g, 16th percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 4 chicken thighs (approx 1lb/500g cut into bite-sized pieces)500 g
  • 2 tbsp lemongrass paste≈ 30 g
  • 2 garlic cloves (crushed)≈ 6 g
  • 2 tbsp ginger (grated)≈ 12 g
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce≈ 36 g
  • 4 oz tin massaman curry paste113 g
  • 2 tsp canola oil (sub avocado oil, peanut oil, coconut oil, olive oil.)≈ 9 g
  • 1 cup chicken stock≈ 237 g
  • 14 oz coconut milk (1 tin)397 g
  • 15 oz sweet potato (diced (approximately 1 large or 2 small))425 g
  • 1 carrot (diced)≈ 61 g

1 can, 397 gin all 1826 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 paste114 g · 88th percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu504 g · 72nd percentile
  • Potatoes429 g · 71st percentile
  • Onions0 g · 16th percentile
  • Peanuts0 g · 18th percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce36 g · 88th percentile
  • Tamarind or lime0 g · 20th percentile
  • Sugar0 g · 16th percentile

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