Chicken Khao Soi

Ingredients

• Spice blend
• 20 dried Chillies
• 6 black Cardamoms
• 3 tbsps of Coriander seeds
• 2 inch piece Ginger sliced
• 1 inch piece fresh Turmeric sliced
• 1/2 cup Shallots
• ½ lime
• 1 tbsp of Chilli oil or regular oil
• 2 tbsps of Coconut Oil
• 2 lbs of boneless Chicken
• 200 ml of Coconut milk
• 2 cups of Stock
• 1 tsp of sugar
• 3 tbsps of light Soya sauce
• 300 gms Wanton noodles
• Condiments
• Lime wedges
• Shallots
• Sour pickled Mustard greens
• Chilli Oil
• ¼ cup of hot oil
• ¼ cup of chilli flakes

Instructions

1. Soak the dried chillies in boiling water overnight
2. Remove the seeds from the cardamom
3. Toast the cardamom and coriander seeds
4. Toast the ginger, turmeric & shallots
5. Grind the cardamom and coriander seeds, add the ginger, turmeric & shallots and grind again
6. Add the juice of the lime and chilli oil and grind till smooth
7. Prepare the Chilli oil by heating the oil with the chilli flakes or use store-bought
8. In a saute pan, heat the coconut oil and add some of the prepared blend
9. Add the chicken and on one side some of the coconut milk
10. Allow the coconut milk to blend with the spice till the coconut milk releases oil and mix all together with the chicken
11. Add the rest of the coconut milk and the stock and cook till the stock is reduced by half
12. Taste and add the sugar and soya sauce
13. Add the prepared chilli oil
14. Once reduced leave aside
15. Cook half the noodles in boiling water and drain
16. Deep fry the other half
17. Assemble the Khao Soi - curry, noodles & crispy noodles and serve with the condiments