Preparation Time : 30 minutes + 3 hours marination time
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serving : 4 members
Description
My co – sister Farzana has a connection with Malaysia as her grand mother is a Malaysian . Her coming into our family , opened doors to me into Malaysian food . It was from her that I first heard about sathey , nasi kanda , nasi goorin , beegoon , koipoo …… Every time after her visit to her parents place she used to get some Malaysian dish . I would wait for the surpriseing dish always . What ever my kids , hubby and myself like . I make sure to take note of the recipe . That’s how I got the recipe for sathey .
Ingredients for marination of chicken
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| chicken | 1 /2 kg boneless cubes |
| red curry paste | 1 tablespoon |
| brown sugar | 1 table spoon |
| cumin powder | 1/2 tea spoon |
| coriander powder | 1 1/2 tea spoon |
| turmeric powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| salt | to taste |
| lemon grass | few chopped |
| lime leaves | 1 chopped |
| thick coconut milk | 100 ml |
| light soya sauce | 3 table spoon |
| Red , yellow , green capsicum cubes | 2 cups |
| onions | 2 cubes |
Method
- Marinate all the above ingredients together for 3 hours or more in a refrigerator.
- Skewer the chicken , red , yellow , green capsicum and onion alternatively . Grill till cooked . Serve with peanut sauce .
Ingredients for peanut sauce
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| roasted peanuts powder | 100 gm |
| red curry paste | 100 gm |
| lime leaf and lemon grass | chopped few |
| turmeric powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| tamarind paste | 1 tablespoon |
| coconut milk | 2 cups |
| brown sugar | 1 teaspoon |
| saseme oil | 1 table spoon |
| onion | 1 chopped |
Method
- Mix all the above ingredients together . Set aside .
- Heat oil in a pan . Saute onion for a minute , add little water and mixed peanut sauce .
- Stir and boil for 5 to 7 minutes . Cool and serve with the grilled sathey chicken .
Ingredients for red curry paste
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| galangal | 1 1/2 tablespoon chopped |
| lemongrass | 3 tablespoon |
| coriander roots | 1 tablespoon |
| garlic | 2 tablespoon |
| red dried chillies | 10 soaked in water and salt |
| lime leaf | 2 teaspoons |
| small onions | 1 tablespoon |
Method
- Blend all the above ingredients to a smooth paste . This is red curry paste .
- Use as required and store in the refrigerator and can use when ever necessary .
- We do get ready made red curry paste in department stores too .
