Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry was the main dish the other day. In some restaurants, it costs about P150 to get a decent curry dish. Or you can always get a P50-60 ones from the carinderia, which might not taste good. But this has been a tried and tested recipe. It's a heaping serving for two.


Ingredients:
2 pcs chicken breast, cut into 4-6 pcs per breast (Chicken Breasts in Robinsons cost P138 a kilo, which is palengke presyo. Try buying two small chix breast. That will cost you around P50)

1/3 pack Mc Cormick curry powder (There are some curry powders which cost really cheap, like P15, but I'm not sure if it's diluted. Better to buy a trusted brand worth P20. Using 1/3 cost approx P6)

1 pc. potato, diced (Costs around P7)
1 pc. bell pepper sliced lengthwise (Costs around P7)
1/2 pc ginger minced (Costs around P10. I don't like eating ginger per se but I love the taste it brings to tinola and curry. Try slicing it into really thin pieces so it's okay if you have to eat them.)
5 cloves garlic minced (Costs around P4)
1 pack gata (Costs P15 at the palengke. Don't buy the canned ones. It doesn't taste good.)
1 tbsp cooking oil (P0.50)
4 tbsps patis (P0.50)
1 cup water

1. Saute garlic and ginger in cooking oil.
2. Add chicken and saute for 2 minutes until the chicken releases some of its oils.
3. Add water, potatoes and simmer for two minutes.
4. Stir in curry powder into the mixture and simmer until chicken and potatoes are cooked.
5. Add patis to taste, then put in the bell pepper.
6. Add in all of the gata and bring to a boil. Serve with hot rice.

Some people still prefer to add chili. Boy are they brave. With the curry and ginger, this recipe is hot already. Total cost for two is P100. But for an additional P6, you can add sliced carrots. Enjoy!