Ca Ri Ga

Name: Ca Ri Ga
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces on the bone; 3 stalks lemongrass, bruised and chopped; 2 tbsp Vietnamese or Madras curry powder; 400ml coconut milk; 2 sweet potatoes and 1 taro, in chunks; Shallots and garlic, minced; 2 tbsp fish sauce; Baguette or rice vermicelli, to serve

Cà ri gà/kah ree GAH/

Also known as: Vietnamese Chicken Curry, Ca Ri Ga Nuoc Cot Dua

About this dish

A fragrant Vietnamese chicken curry with lemongrass, coconut milk, sweet potato and taro, eaten with baguette or vermicelli.

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Ingredients

🍗1kg chicken pieces on the bone

🌿3 stalks lemongrass, bruised and chopped

🟡2 tbsp Vietnamese or Madras curry powder

🥥400ml coconut milk

🍠2 sweet potatoes and 1 taro, in chunks

🧄Shallots and garlic, minced

🐟2 tbsp fish sauce

🥖Baguette or rice vermicelli, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Marinate the chicken with curry powder, fish sauce, garlic and half the lemongrass for 1 hour.

Fry the shallots, garlic and remaining lemongrass in oil, then brown the chicken.

Add water to cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Add the sweet potato and taro and simmer until tender, then stir in the coconut milk and heat through.

Serve with baguette for dipping or over rice vermicelli.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cà ri gà reflects Indian influence in southern Vietnam; it's a family dish for celebrations and the anniversaries of ancestors.

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