vietnamese curry recipe

A warm and delicious bowl of tender chicken and potatoes stewed in a rich and creamy yellow coconut curry broth. Enjoy this three ways: ladled over steamed rice, rice noodles, or serve on the side with a toasty baguette to soak up that bold and amazing flavor.

Vietnamese Chicken Curry (Ca Ri Ga)

lbs chicken (chicken thighs preferred; cut into bite-sized pieces)

salt

chicken bouillon powder

sugar

black pepper

madras yellow curry powder

vegetable oil

lemongrass

garlic

shallot (mince)

lime/lemon/bay leaves (optional)

water

coconut milk

carrot (10 oz, peel,

potato (10 oz, peel,

onion

fish sauce

Cilantro

onions

Lemon/limes leaves

Vietnamese Coconut Chicken Curry (Cà Ri Gà)

13.5 oz coconut milk

carrot (peel,

potato (peel, cut twice the size of carrots)

Marinate chicken

Marinate chicken with salt, stock powder, sugar, black pepper, and yellow curry powder for at least 15 minutes. For larger cuts of chicken or drumsticks, marinate at least 2 hours or overnight in the fridge for best results.

Pan fry aromatics

In a medium skillet or wok with lid, add vegetable oil and heat on medium-high. Add lemongrass, garlic, shallots, and lime/lemon/bay leaves. Sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

Add chicken and simmer

Toss marinated chicken in the aromatic mixture until evenly coated. Add water. Cover with a lid and simmer on medium-low for 30 minutes. Stir chicken occasionally in the liquid as needed for even cooking. For larger cuts of chickens, cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Add coconut milk and other vegetable

Add coconut milk, potatoes, carrots, and onions. Continue to cover the skillet/wok with a lid but leave a small opening to prevent the coconut milk from boiling over. Simmer on medium-low for 10 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are fork-tender. Remove lemon leaves and discard.

Season stock and serve

Add salt, fish sauce, and sugar. Garnish with thinly sliced cilantro, green onions, or lemon/limes leaves. Serve over a bowl of steamed rice, rice noodles, or on the side of a warm baguette to soak up that amazing flavor.

So glad I found your blog to make this recipe. The instructions are straight forward and can't be faulted, it is fair for people to not get it right as with any dish it is trail and error. But this is my second time making this and couldn't find the first website I used to make it and found yours. 

The result...smells like mum's, looks like mum's, tastes like mum's but I added red Thai chillis for extra kick. Heaven in a bowl with rice noodles. 

I'll be checking out other dishes from your blog for more ideas when I get adventurous. Thank you!

Thanks Vicky for the yummy recipe!  I cooked mine in an Instant Pot for 10 minutes on high pressure (instant release because I'm not patient enough) following your cooking steps and recipe using boneless, skinless chicken thighs (cut up) and it was delicious!  Your recipes are wonderful and easy to follow. With your help I can make Vietnamese dishes that I crave and they bring back memories from my childhood.

Hi Vicky! I've been trying to replicate my mom's cooking for years and I stumbled upon your chicken curry recipe. It is -exactly- like how mom made it. I've tried several other recipes and you haven't steered me wrong. Even mom couldn't remember some of her recipes. Thank you so much! I was wondering if you had a recipe for making chicken floss? My babysitter would make that for me. Thank you for your time. Hope you have a great day.

This recipe is so yummy and very easy to put together. I used chicken drumsticks. I love the simplicity of it, especially when you have a young child to attend to, the more simple the better. My husband couldn't stop talking about it and he wants me to make it again this week. Thank you Vicky, I'll be trying your Soup Nui recipe next. I have never cooked this dish before so let's see how it goes :)

This was a very good curry even without the lime leaves. This was very warming and truly good comfort food.

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