Massaman curry roast chicken

Massaman curry roast chicken

A full-flavoured alternative to your usual weekend roast - serve with a big bowl of rice

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 25 mins

Method

  1. Put the chicken in a roasting tin or large casserole. Roughly chop half the ginger and put into the cavity of the chicken with the lemongrass and half the lime, then tie the legs together with string. Mix 1 tsp of the curry paste with the oil, rub it all over the chicken, then season with salt and pepper. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6, cover the chicken loosely with foil, then put it in to roast. After 35 mins, take the foil off the bird. Add the potatoes to the tin, then stir them around in any juices. Roast for another 40 mins until the chicken is cooked through and golden and the potatoes are tender.
  2. Take the chicken out of the tin and leave to rest, loosely covered. Put the tin on the hob, add the remaining curry paste, grate in the remaining ginger, then fry for 2 mins until fragrant. Stir in the coconut milk and sugar, then boil for about 5 mins until the sauce is slightly thickened.
  3. Tip in the beans, simmer for 4 more mins (or until tender), then splash in the fish sauce, any resting juices and squeeze over the remaining lime. Scatter with the peanuts for the authentic Massaman flavour. Carve the chicken and serve with the saucy potatoes and basmati rice.
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Per serving

895 kcalories, protein 61g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 62 g, saturated fat 27g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 1.75 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009.

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  • 23 April 2009

    rachel rated this recipe

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  • 26 April 2009

    Mandy rated and commented on this recipe

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    delicious. Nice variation on roast chicken

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  • 27 April 2009

    lindeens rated and commented on this recipe

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    The chicken was really tasty, but the cherry-on-top was the sauce - one of the best sauces with curry I have tried... Def will make it again!

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  • 29 April 2009

    AnneB rated and commented on this recipe

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    Couldn't find the Massaman curry paste so had to use Patak's mild curry paste instead, but it was absolutley delicious.

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  • 05 May 2009

    mandy rated and commented on this recipe

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    this was beyond fantastic, the flavours were amazing and worked so well even with really cheap chicken, made a hum drum fowl really sing

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  • 16 May 2009

    Jane rated and commented on this recipe

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    I cooked this tonight (omitting the ginger) and it was fabulous - my 14 yr old son thought is was one of the best meals he had eaten. However I would pre cook the green beans as 4 minutes is not long enough to cook them and the sauce dries up quickly. I will be cooking this one again and again.

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  • 19 May 2009

    Gbobs rated and commented on this recipe

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    this was totally delicious so easy to make a brilliant slant on a sunday roast, will definitely make again. I had enough left (and sauce) to freeze for a future curry....excellent.

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  • 30 May 2009

    Jennie rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is soooo delicious! will definitely make it again. A great dish, very filling with lots of basmati rice, finally filled my sons hollow legs!!

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    02 June 2009

    Dee commented on this recipe

    Loved this recipe but could not find Massaman paste in any of the three supermarkets I went to. Nor could I find anything produced by Blue Elephant. I had to use Korma curry paste that I already had open in the fridge.

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  • 09 June 2009

    Mandy Lam commented on this recipe

    You can buy Massaman paste from www.bartspices.com They sell their own brand of paste (which I've used and it's very good) and also the one by Blue Elephant.

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  • 15 June 2009

    Lucy commented on this recipe

    did korma curry paste surfice, Dee?

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  • 17 June 2009

    Claire rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Felt the sauce was a bit strong but maybe it was the brand of paste I used (not Blue Elephant). Would also parboil the potatoes first next time. Tasty though.

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  • 22 June 2009

    jo62 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Finally located the curry paste in Waitrose. A really different way to serve roast chicken The sauce was absolutely delicious and was enjoyed by everyone - even by my daughter who is not a curry fan . I used 'light ' coconut milk to keep the fat content down a bit and the sauce was still lovely and creamy. I steamed the beans for two mins prior to adding to sauce and they cooked perfectly in the sauce for a further three mins. Will definitely make again.

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  • 23 June 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was really very good and a lovely meal to share. I used Patak's hot curry paste and I parboiled the potatoes for 10 minutes before adding to the chicken and they cooked beautifully. Also steamed the beans for a few minutes before adding to the sauce. Definitely a "make again".

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  • 29 June 2009

    lindeens commented on this recipe

    Fantastic... One of my favorite recipes!!

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  • 06 August 2009

    alison commented on this recipe

    This is absolutely easy and totally delicious. Cooks itself, really and tastes like you have been slaving away for hours. Charmaine Solomon's paste is available in some Sainsbury's. Yum!

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  • 08 August 2009

    Neph rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this in my le creuset casserole dish and used corn fed chicken. I couldnt get the paste so substituted with madras curry paste. I also used a whole tablespoon of paste over the chicken with some oil as i wanted more of the paste's flavours to run into the potatoes whilst roasting. Defnitly worth par boiling the potatoes to make sure they are a little crispy before making the sauce part. We had this with lebanese flat breads, Tzatitiki and Salad made of corriander, cucumber, tomato and red onion.

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  • 16 August 2009

    fatdaddy rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent dish. The whole family loved this including a fussy 5 year old. I would par boil the potatoes next time.

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  • 28 August 2009

    Tink commented on this recipe

    this is a brilliant recipe, really suggest you try it! I used cous cous instead of rice and gave it to my 8 month old baby who loved it!!

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  • 27 September 2009

    mummykazzy rated and commented on this recipe

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    A very tasty take on roast chicken, all the family loved this, very easy to make and full of flavour - will make again - fab.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

  • whole chicken , about 1.8kg
  • two thumb-size pieces root ginger
  • 1 stick lemongrass , bashed with a rolling pin
  • 1 lime , cut into quarters
  • 70g/2.5oz pack Massaman curry paste (I used Blue Elephant)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 450g baby new potatoes , any larger ones halved
  • 400ml/14fl oz can coconut milk
  • 1 tsp brown sugar , any type
  • 200g green beans , trimmed
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp unsalted peanuts , crushed (optional)
  • basmati rice , to serve
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Per serving

895 kcalories, protein 61g, carbohydrate 25g, fat 62 g, saturated fat 27g, fibre 2g, sugar 7g, salt 1.75 g

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