A Lifetime of Cravings for an Amazing Chicken Curry
Have
you ever had a chicken curry that’s so good, you’ll spend the next 10 years
ordering it at restaurants just hoping to get that same sensation again? No?
Then don’t read this.
Yes,
read on.
We were in Bali over Chinese New Year and one night
we ordered a take-away curry from this restaurant (I believe) called Warung
Little India. Unfortunately, there were six adults and only one
serving of the chicken curry left, but man oh man that tiny amount of curry was
a mouth-watering delight. The rest of the food was amazing as well, but the chicken
curry – to die for.
Put
it on your list if you’re planning a trip to Ubud.
The whole town is full of amazing restaurants I tell ya, but the Indian should
not be missed.
The
incredible, mouth-watering experience that comes with a world-class curry is
something I hope for every time I order this delicious dish. I don’t know what
the combination is that gets it so right, but the rarity of the experience
leaves me always living in hope I can find it just one more time.
Living
in Asia, I get a much greater opportunity to find the delectable dish, but
unfortunately, with so much MSG
in the food around these parts, it’s hard for me to risk it locally. That’s a
complete bummer, but the headache I get, as well as other symptoms, just
doesn’t make it worth it.
One
place I have found for curry in Singapore is the Polo Club.
They do an awesome chicken curry with roti bread. If you’ve never had a curry
with roti, can I just tell you to change your life instantly and have it?
Amazing.
Of
course you can always get a great butter chicken in Singapore. What a delight
when Vantase
opened up at the condo down the road! We are spoilt for choice with Indian
restaurants in this city and I’ve got to tell you, Singapore does the BEST
Indian food in the world. Don’t agree? I don’t care. I know it’s true.
My
favorite favorite curry in town will always be Colombos
down on Boat Quay. It’s Sri Lankan food and I want to visit that country so
bad, I can’t tell you. If you’ve visited me in Singapore and I didn’t take you
to Colombos. My apologies. Come back and I promise you we’ll do it. The food,
the view, the service. Love it.
Back
to day dreaming about my ideal chicken curry… I wish I could have it for dinner
tonight… But it’s not on the menu.
Although,
my friend Rachel (an amazing cook) made me dinner recently and do you know what
was on the menu? Beetroot Curry. Beetroot I know. Steve would’ve died (he cannot
understand the Australian obsession with beetroot) but let me tell you
something – it was bloody amazing! Thanks babe.
Most
importantly about Rachel’s curry is that the sauce she made is exactly the
sauce I crave for in a chicken curry, but success is more than that. The
quality of the chicken is a critical part of a curry’s success. If you get that
wrong, by drying the chicken out or only doing white meat… well it’s a fail.
Ahhhh
chicken curry, how I love thee. I just wish I knew your magic ingredients. The only
two I know that are essential are curry leaves and lime leaves. Beyond that, I
have no idea. So I keep looking and hoping.
As my mouth waters for a chicken curry I want you to do me a favor:
- Send
me your perfect recipe
- Tell
me where I can get an amazing chicken curry in Singapore that has no MSG
- If
I visit you, take me to the place where you have the bestest chicken curry in
the world
Deal?
Is
chicken curry your thing, or do you have another foodie quest that keeps you
living in hope?
Yours,
without the bollocks
Andrea
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