This curry comes from the Muslim area of Thailand, the south, near the border with Malaysia. It is a chicken curry, made with rice and coconut milk, served with a spicy ginger side sauce. Imagine Paella crossed with Thai spices and that is very close to the style of this dish.
Ingredients 
for 2 People
200 gms Chicken Legs
350 gms Thai Rice
1 Teaspoon Curry Powder
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Coconut Milk
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
400 ml Chicken Stock
Preparation
1. Clean the chicken legs and score the meat with two or three deep cuts to help it cook.
2. Put the oil into a frying pan and fry the chicken legs until the chicken is part cooked and the skin is browned.
3. Add the coconut milk, salt, curry powder and cinnamon, into the pan and mix it together for a few seconds over the heat.
4. Turn off the heat.
5. At this point you should move the chicken and sauce into a pan suitable to cook the rice in. In Thailand we use automatic rice cookers, and we simply move the chicken and sauce into the rice cooker, however a boiling pan will work equally well.
6. Add the rice, add the chicken stock, the chicken stock must completely cover the rice and submerge it by 2cm or more, if it does not, add water or more stock.
7. Cook on a low heat until the rice has absorbed the liquid and is completely cooked.
Serve With
Ginger sauce
Cucumber
Tomato
Ingredients for Ginger Sauce
20 gms Ginger
5 Small Bird Chillies
3 Garlic Cloves
2 Tablespoons Soya Bean Sauce
1 Teaspoons Salt
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
Preparation for Ginger Sauce
1. Mix all ingredients in a food processor and blend until fine.
2. Serve, yes it's that simple.
3. This sauce can be kept in the fridge and will last months, it is a common condiment for several Thai dishes, so you may wish to make up a batch and store it.
Comments (6)
printing this receipe and preparing tonight.
Posted by innerurban.com | August 22, 2006 11:30 PM
Posted on August 22, 2006 23:30
The curry chicken turned out well. the curry was complemented by the cinnamon and not over powering. Next time I will add peppers to spice it up a bit. This simple recipe works well for first timers.
Thanks,
InnerUrban.com
Posted by innerurban.com | August 23, 2006 5:16 PM
Posted on August 23, 2006 17:16
I just finished cooking this recipe in preparation for dinner tonight and it tastes great! This was one of my favourites when I lived in Thailand. Thanks for creating a great website. I look forward to trying some more recipes.
Posted by Georgia S | October 10, 2006 6:16 AM
Posted on October 10, 2006 06:16
Every week I post a link to seven recipes that I've found on other blogs that I think are interesting or unique. I call it Recipe Carousel because the idea is to spread good recipes around and around and around . . .
This week is a rice theme and I have included a photo of and link to your recipe http://morselsandmusings.blogspot.com/2006/12/recipe-carousel-26-rice.html
I hope this is OK with you, but if it's a problem please let me know.
Posted by Anna | December 11, 2006 11:07 AM
Posted on December 11, 2006 11:07
I just discovered your site. The recipes and photos are amazing. Hoping to try this one soon!
Posted by Chennette | March 26, 2007 4:52 AM
Posted on March 26, 2007 04:52
good recipes
Posted by sanju | July 14, 2007 9:33 PM
Posted on July 14, 2007 21:33