{"id":1751,"slug":"kari-ayam-indonesian-chicken-curry","title":"Kari Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Curry)","description":"Kari ayam (chicken curry) is one of the signature dishes of Indonesian cuisine. In spite of the name \"curry,\" this dish does not use Indian curry spice, and is actually a spicy but sweet dish.","ingredients_raw":["1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless chicken parts","5 Asian shallots, sliced (or ½ cup chopped onions)","2 cloves garlic, minced","1 tsp ginger, minced or grated","1 tsp lemongrass, minced or grated","6 kimiri (candlenuts), ground","2 salam leaves (Indonesian bay leaves)","4 kaffir lime leaves","½ tsp turmeric root, ground or grated","½ tsp galangal root, ground or grated","1 cup (240 ml) coconut milk","½ tsp salt (or to taste)","2 tbsp gula jawa","2 tbsp cooking oil","2 hot chiles (optional)","¼ tsp terasi (fermented shrimp paste)"],"ingredients_norm":["asian shallot","garlic","ginger","lemongrass","kimiri ground","salam leaf","kaffir lime leaf","turmeric root","galangal root","coconut milk","salt","gula jawa","cooking oil","hot chili","terasi"],"steps":["Wash chicken parts.","In a food processor or mortar and pestle, grind the garlic, ginger, kimiri nuts, turmeric, galangal, hot chilies, and terasi into a paste (bumbu).","In a wok or skillet, cook the paste over medium heat for 1 minute.","Add the chicken parts to the wok, and brown them.","Add the shallots, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and salam leaves to the wok, and sauté for another minute.","Add the coconut milk and bring to a light boil.","Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes."],"categories":["Curry recipes","Recipes using chicken","Recipes for curry","Pan fried recipes","Main course recipes","Indonesian recipes","Recipes using candlenut","Recipes using chile","Recipes using coconut milk","Recipes using galangal","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using fresh ginger","Recipes using kaffir lime","Recipes using lemongrass"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Kari_Ayam_(Indonesian_Chicken_Curry)","source_ref":"4520354","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Kari_Ayam_(Indonesian_Chicken_Curry)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6e4cb98e68e66434171b5578c836912a33eed47b9be4e5d230b0c40e6e454ade","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:06Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:06Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/kari-ayam-indonesian-chicken-curry"}