Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, malay chicken kuzi curry - kuzi ayam. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Great recipe for Malay Chicken Kuzi Curry - Kuzi Ayam. My sister asked me to cook up this particular dish of Northern Malaysia, from the state of Kelantan. Kuzi is a soften derivation of the Indian word Kurzi.

Malay Chicken Kuzi Curry - Kuzi Ayam is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Malay Chicken Kuzi Curry - Kuzi Ayam is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook malay chicken kuzi curry - kuzi ayam using 31 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Malay Chicken Kuzi Curry - Kuzi Ayam:

1. Get Chicken Meat (cut into pieces)
2. Prepare [Garlic Turmeric Paste] - ground well
3. Make ready Garlic
4. Take Ginger Root
5. Take Turmeric Root
6. Take [Caramelised Onions]
7. Prepare Yellow Onions (finely sliced)
8. Make ready Butter/Ghee
9. Get Salt
10. Prepare [Sauce]
11. Take Red Onions (diced roughly)
12. Get Shallots (sliced finely)
13. Make ready Ripe Tomatoes (diced finely)
14. Get Almonds (flaked)
15. Get Raisins or Sultanas
16. Take Cardamom Pods
17. Get Star Anise
18. Get Evaporated Milk (like Ideal) or Cream
19. Take Kuzi Spice Mix (see below)
20. Get Honey (optional)
21. Make ready Ghee/Butter
22. Prepare Salt
23. Prepare [Kuzi Spice Mix]
24. Prepare Coriander Powder
25. Take Cumin Powder
26. Get Fennel Powder
27. Get White Pepper Powder
28. Get Ground Cinnamon
29. Make ready Ground Cloves
30. Prepare Ground Nutmeg
31. Make ready Ground Mace

It is not hot at all as there are no chillies but only some pepper to give it a slight hint of heat. Kuzi Chicken was often prepared especially for joyous and grand occasions celebrated within the Kelantanese Malay community. Different than the your usual run-off-the-mill chicken curry, Kuzi Chicken has a milder, sweeter taste and is often confused with 'Ayam Masak Merah', another Malaysian favourite. Kuzi Ayam (Kelantan Style Chicken Curry) This I would have to say is the mildest and tastiest curry I have ever tasted.

Steps to make Malay Chicken Kuzi Curry - Kuzi Ayam:

1. MARINADE: marinate the Chicken with 1/2 the Garlic Turmeric Paste and 1/2 tsp Salt, for 30 minutes or more.
2. ALMONDS & RAISINS: heat 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil on a low heat. Toast the Almonds until it's light brown, then remove and set aside. Next, fry the Raisins until they puffed up, remove and set aside.
3. CARAMELISED ONIONS: heat 2 Tbsp of Ghee or Butter on a low heat. Add the Yellow Onions and Salt. Then Sauté the Onions until they brown all over. Remove, and let it cool. Once cooled, ground the Caramelised Onions into a paste.
4. CHICKEN: heat 3-4 Tbsp of Cooking Oil on high heat. Fry the Chicken until brown all over. Remove and set aside.
5. SAUCE: add 2 Tbsp of Ghee or Butter on medium heat. Fry the Cardamom Pods and Star Anise for a few seconds (until they pop). Fry the remaining Garlic Turmeric Paste until fragrant. Next, fry the Shallots and Red Onions until fragrant. Then add 1 Tbsp of Kuzi Spice Mix and mix well. Then, add the Tomatoes and 1 cup of Water. Mix well and bring it to a simmer. Cook until the Tomatoes are soft and disintegrating.
6. ASSEMBLY: add the Caramelised Onions and mix well until they dissolve. Then add the Milk, the Chicken, the Raisins, Honey, Almonds and mix well. Serve with Rice or Bread.
7. This is a dark Kuzi Curry, with extra Caramelised Onions and Chillies.

It is not hot at all as there are no chillies but only some pepper to give it a slight hint of heat. Ayam Kuzi, especially, with the many ingredients, I have got to make sure each ingredient is written down so that I will not miss out anything. Most of you may not have tried (or even heard of) this dish before, this is a Kelantanese curry chicken dish, thick and rich in flavours. Kuzi is a soften derivation of the Indian word Kurzi. But, the Kurzi Murgh of India is not the same as the Malay Kuzi Curry.

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