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Massaman Curry

Name: Massaman Curry
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 400g Beef (or chicken); 400ml Coconut milk; 3 tbsp Massaman Curry Paste; 2 Potato; 1 Onion; 50g Peanuts; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 tbsp Tamarind paste; 1 tbsp Sugar

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

A mild Muslim-style curry from southern Thailand, fragrant with cinnamon and cardamom.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Massaman curry is said to have been born when Middle Eastern and Indian spice traditions merged with Thai cooking through southern Thailand's Muslim communities. It uses spices unusual in Thai food — cinnamon, cardamom, cloves — and is milder than other Thai curries, with a rich, sweet flavor. In 2011 it was even ranked No. 1 in CNN's list of the world's most delicious foods.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In southern Thai homes, it's a special feast curry made slowly for celebrations.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef (or chicken) 400g
Coconut milk 400ml
Massaman Curry Paste 3 tbsp
Potato 2
Onion 1
Peanuts 50g
Cinnamon stick 1
Fish sauce 1 tbsp
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Fry the curry paste with the thick part of the coconut milk in a pot until fragrant.
Add the meat and sear the surface.
Add the remaining coconut milk and cinnamon stick and simmer on low for 40 minutes.
Add the potatoes, onion, and peanuts and simmer 30 more minutes.
Season with fish sauce, tamarind paste, and sugar.

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