Nonya curry chicken, taste of Asia, page 49

[Ekusumo]

I followed the recipe word for word so I don't know what went wrong or maybe it was supposed to be like this, but my chicken turned to mush. The taste of candlenut was also too much and the consistency was too thick for my liking. All in all, I was disappointed with this recipe. I made garam masala and nonya curry powder from scratch and since this is not a recipe I would remake, they are just sitting in the cabinet.

[judydawn]

Disappointing result Ekusumo, I wonder if anyone else has had success with this recipe?  I'm sure you can use the curry powder in any curry and the garam masala may crop up in another list of ingredients too.  Just type garam masala in the search box on the home page and a list of recipes will come up.

[BeezeeBee]

Thanks for the feedback. Was planning to try it out...but not anymore

[Ekusumo]

Thanks judydawn. Will do that.

[BeezeeBee]

I wonder if the cooking time for chicken could be reduced, to save it from turning into a mushy mess? And to use chicken thigh??

Recipe states:
Add potatoes and chicken. Cook. 4 mins, varoma, reverse, soft speed
Add water. 12 mins, 100C, reverse, soft speed
Add coconut milk. 4 mins, 100C, reverse, soft speed.

It didn't state how big to cut the chicken chunks. Could that play a part to the mushiness as well?

I'm interested to use the thermomix bowl to cook protein, but a bit nervous after 2-3 attempts in the early days. Not good results. Seasoning can be adjusted easily. Not worried about that bit. But if I could get the technique for cooking meat right, it would be super helpful.

Or perhaps, it is just one of the shortcomings of the thermomix?