Massaman Chicken Curry with Yams & Pineapple

      I've foun out that Thai food is easy to adapt to a gluten free life style. Probably one of my favorite curries is Massaman curry. The basic recipe for this curry comes from the AROY-D Massaman curry paste. I've tweaked  this with one of my favorite Thai cookbooks that I've learned a lot from called Thai Cooking In a Sufi's Kitchen.  

Massaman Chicken Curry with Yams & Pineapple 
Serves 8

1. Prepare the chicken:  Rinse 2 chicken breasts and cut them into 1" strips.  Put in your fridge until ready to use.

2.  Prepare vegetables:
(1)  Slice 1 large onion (cut in half and then cut across the top of it) into thin slices.
(2)  Slice 1 green pepper into thin slices. Put in separate bowls until ready to use.
(3)  Cut up 2-3 yams or sweet potatoes and cook until almost tender about 15 minutes.  Set aside.

3.  Mix spices:  Put 1/4 cup of sugar, 2 T tamarind juice, and 1 tsp. salt into a small dish and stir until combined.  Set aside.

4.  Cooking the curry:
(1)  Put 2 T of oil in a large wok or skillet on medium-high heat. Add 3-4 T of Massaman curry paste.
(2)  Add the onion and green pepper and stir fry until well-mixed about 2-3 minutes.
(3)  Add 1/2 of a 13.5 oz  can of coconut milk and the chicken pieces.  Cook until chicken is almost tender. Stir frequently while cooking this curry.  This helps the curry to permeate the chicken.

(4)  Bring heat down to medium and add the rest of that  can and another can of coconut milk.  Add the tamarind mixture  and 1 can of drained chunk pineapple.  Cook for 3-5 minutes. Taste and adjust--you can add more curry paste if you like more heat.

Serve in shallow bowls with steamed jasmine rice or short grain white rice.  Peanuts can be sprinkled on top.

Blog update 3/31/12:  I cooked massaman curry again for the Friday night Bible study. I usually run a rotation--green, panang, massaman, red, and yellow curry. Some of the students that had it posted their comments. 

Check out some of the other curries on this blog!

Tasty Thai Red Curry   (Modified  recipe from back of curry paste & Thai recipe)

Fantastic Thai Green Curry (Modified a recipe from back of curry paste & Thai recipe)

Rose's Authentic Chinese Yellow Curry  (From a Taiwanese friend who brought this to dinner)

Thai Salmon & Vegetables in Green Curry  ( Modified recipe from Internet search)

Massaman Chicken Curry with Yams & Pineapple (Modified  recipe from back of curry paste & Thai recipe)

Spectacular Chicken Panang Curry (Modified  recipe from back of curry paste &  recipe)

Amazing Vegetable Panang Curry (Modified recipe from back of curry paste & Thai recipe)

Gluten Free Thai Chicken & Pumpkin Curry  (From Internet search)

Other Thai Recipes on This Blog 

Making Gluten Free Pad Thai With a Thai Student (A combination of recipes & student's know how!)

Gluten Free Thai Basil Beef    (From Internet search)

How to Make Your Own Thai Fresh Rolls   (From Internet search)

Rachel Ray's Thai chicken with Basil & Pineapple   (From Internet search)

Gai Pad Prik (Chicken with Peppers) in a Peanut Sauce  (From Internet search)
A Great Thai Soup - Gluten Free & Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup  (Modified from Internet search)

Delicious Gluten Free Thai Wraps  (From Internet search)