DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Massaman Curry
Also known as: Kaeng matsaman, แกงมัสมั่น
Thai chicken massaman with potatoes, peanuts and coconut milk.
About Massaman Curry
Pailin Chongchitnant’s chicken massaman follows the Thai coconut-curry preparation with potatoes and peanuts. Her massaman-paste option accompanies bone-in chicken thighs, with coconut milk forming the rich base of the curry.
Palm sugar, fish sauce and tamarind balance the rich coconut sauce. The source describes massaman’s aromatic dry-spice character, with bay leaves optional and roasted peanuts divided between the sauce and finish.
Tender chicken and potato pieces sit in a thick sauce with onion. Jasmine rice is the named serving accompaniment, carrying the concentrated curry flavour.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Peanuts.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Crustaceans.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Massaman Curry
Pailin Chongchitnant’s Thai chicken massaman with massaman paste.
- Bone-in skin-on chicken thighsProtein
- Coconut milkLiquid
- Massaman curry pasteSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Palm sugarSweetener
- Tamarind pasteSeasoning
- Fish sauceSeasoning
- Bay leavesAromatic · Optional
- Yukon Gold potatoesBase
- Yellow onionAromatic
- Unsalted roasted peanutsBase
- Jasmine riceAccompaniment
- WaterLiquid · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bone-in skin-on chicken thighs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required main sauce only; conditional extra liquid uses selected water alternative.
- Massaman curry paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans unconfirmed. Actual massaman paste option selected, full product formula unprovided. Shrimp content varies by formula; not assumed positive.
- Palm sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tamarind paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact product formula unprovided.
- Fish sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Normal fish sauce identity; full product formula unknown.
- Bay leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional ingredient.
- Yukon Gold potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato candidate; named all-purpose Yukon Gold option selected.
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected yellow over white option.
- Unsalted roasted peanuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Peanuts source-confirmed. Sauce and garnish allocations consolidated; roast from raw original preferred option.
- Jasmine rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared side; full cooking formula unknown.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit conditional sauce top-up if liquid insufficient; water selected over additional coconut milk. No oil from optional pre-sear branch.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Thailand
- ThailandCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Thai Cuisine
- Central Thai CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.