Ulog No. 38: "My Special Chicken Curry Recipe"

I learnt how to cook at an early age. No kidding! I was only 7 years old when I first learnt how to cook rice and one of the most famous Filipino dishes, which is "Pork Sinigang" (pork with vegetables stewed in either tamarind fruit or guava fruit or kamias, also known as "Averrhoa bilimbi"). I still vividly remember the pride and satisfaction that I felt when I was able to cook rice and "sinigang". My father was very proud of me. He commended my cooking and said, "You have a skill at cooking. You can cook anything and come up with any dish from whatever ingredients available to you." (paraphrased)

Of course, I was filled with so much pride. Since then, I knew that being the second oldest among five children and being the oldest sister meant that one of my duties at home was to cook for the whole family (provided that there's food to cook). But I also thought that maybe my father complimented my cooking because he just wanted me to be more responsible and for me to take initiative to do household chores, one of which was cooking.

When I was in second-year high school (I was twelve years old), I was designated the leader of a group in our Home Economics class. We were assigned to cook Chicken Curry, but apart from cooking, we were also taught how to budget our money. For 120 pesos, we should be able to buy the ingredients for chicken curry that would be more than enough to get 4 teachers to taste it so then we could be graded based on the outcome.

_{(Yes, back then 120 pesos could feed a big family. A kilo of chicken was only worth 60 to 80 pesos.)}

I made a list of ingredients for chicken curry and delegated two of my group members to buy the ingredients together (it was better that way for accountability). Then during the class, I asked another group member to help me prep in the kitchen and then we helped each other cook the dish. We served the dish to the teachers and we were given a good score, equivalent to A to A-. My teachers commended us for being able to cook such a delicious dish.

It was my first time to cook chicken curry then, and ever since, I have not forgotten the recipe and the dish has become my specialty. My brothers and my sister, @dynamicshine, would often request that I cook this dish and they could never get enough of it. I love that I get compliments for my cooking; it is my motivation to put food on the table, too.

Luckily for me, my Greek husband always appreciates my cooking. I have to insert "Greek" because knowing Greeks, they are also known for their cuisines, dishes, delicacies, and specialties. John grew up in a household where Greek women (his mum, his aunts and grandmothers) were always busy in the kitchen. Their recipes would have been passed down through generations in his family. I know I will never be able to compete with that.

But I know that I can also offer him and serve him food cooked WITH LOVE. It's the best ingredient in any dish.

Tonight, I decided to cook for him CHICKEN CURRY, which has become one of his favourite dishes, too.

INGREDIENTS:


_{Please note that I do not measure the amount of each ingredient I use in this recipe. Should you follow my method, you can just estimate how much chicken, or how much of each ingredient you would like to include in your recipe. That's what I do every time I cook this, I'm sorry.}

METHOD:

1. Wash the potatoes, carrots, capsicum and chicken under running water.

2. Peel the potatoes and carrots and cut them into small parts.
   

4- Finely chop the garlic, onion, and ginger.

Note: Now, you're all set to cook. Use any size of casserole dish depending on the amount of chicken and all other ingredients that you're going to cook.

8. Serve with rice. Enjoy your meal!!!!

That is my special chicken curry recipe which I have followed and used and have known off by heart for 23 years now. How about you? What is your specialty dish?

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