This is not curry.

I don't really know how chefs would name their dishes. My theory is that the name derives from the ingredient(s) that stands out. 

So I'm just gonna call this... 

Turmeric Cola Chicken

It surprisingly tastes good, almost like Thai Green Curry. 

But it's not green. And I didn't use any curry powder.

Here's what I did:

1) Dice the chicken thigh.

2) Marinade it with 1tbsp turmeric, 2tbsp chili bean paste, 3tbsp lychee syrup, 1cup coke, mixed herbs, salt.

3) Heat oil in pan and sauté sliced onions until soft, then add chopped garlic. I like to put the onions first so that it'll turn soft and release its sweetness before I add the garlic. Otherwise the garlic will be burnt by the time I soften the onions.

4) Add the entire chicken and all its marinade goodness in. Give it a stir. You can even cover it to make the chicken cook faster. 

5) Add 3tbsp tomato sauce and chili sauce (my favourite brand is Lingham Chili Sauce).

6) Add 1 tomato (cut into quarters).

7) Add condensed milk (about half a cup) and bring to boil. I was looking for coconut milk but I didn't have any. So I just used condensed milk instead. I wanted to use some low fat milk, you know, the kind that you pour in your cereal. But I figured it probably wouldn't bring out the flavour as well as the condensed milk. 

8) Taste. My dish was slightly on the sweeter side and I liked it that way. If not, you could simply eliminate the lychee syrup or the chili sauce.

9) Serve. :)

The thing about this dish is that it was made out of leftovers in my fridge. I have tons of ingredients that I keep buying but haven't been utilising to its maximum potential, namsayiiiinnnnnn. That lychee syrup was from the lychee cordial can that I opened a few days ago. That chicken thigh was saved from my open house that I had for my family a few days ago (raw, of course). The tomato was from last week that I haven't used till now (still can eat okay. My fridge damn good I tell you)

So you see, magic can happen with leftovers and I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna be able to recreate this dish again, even if I wanted to. Haha 🙊

Tis' a season to be experimenting.

Happy holidays all!

In case you do try this dish out, let me know how it turns out!

Mwah mwah!