Devil's Curry

Literally meaning very spicy, one may opt to substitute the chicken for pork.

What You'll Need
1.5 kg chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
6 shallots, sliced
3 cloves garlic, sliced
3 red chillies, slit lengthwise
500g potatoes, quartered
3 tomatoes, quartered
2 large onions ,quartered
1 1/4 cup (300 ml) water
1 1/2 tablespoons (25 ml) vinegar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) dark soya sauce
20g mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking

To Blend
20 dried chillies, soaked in water and deseeded
20 shallots
4 cloves garlic
2 cm tumeric root
2.5 cm galangal
4 cm ginger
8 candlenuts
15 g coriander seeds

Method To Savour
- Season chicken with salt and set aside. Blend all spice ingredients until fine.
- Heat a little oil in pot and lightly brown the sliced shallots and garlic. Add the spice blend and fry until fragrant. Then slightly crush the mustard seeds and add to the pot, blending the ingredients and fry for another 3 minutes.
- Put in the chicken pieces and mix well. Add water and cook over medium heat until the chicken is tender.
- Add quartered potatoes, onions, tomatoes, vinegar, soya sauce, fresh chillies and season with salt. Cook until the potatoes and chicken are cooked through.