Instant Pot Chicken Massaman Curry

Tender chicken and potatoes cooked in a spicy, nutty Thai curry served with fragrant jasmine rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 4 ounce can massaman curry paste (maesri brand)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 can regular unsweetened coconut milk (seperate cream and water - see note1 )
- 1 large russet potato (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes)
- 1 medium yellow onion (sliced)
- 20 whole raw cashews
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice (rinsed and drained)
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- 1
Add Jasmine rice, water, and salt to the stainless steel pot and keep aside.Separate the coconut cream and watery portion of the coconut milk and keep aside.
- 2
Turn the Instant Pot to Saute mode and heat oil. Add the massaman curry paste and saute for 10 to 15 seconds.
- 3
Add chicken and mix well with the curry paste. Add potatoes, onions, cashews, fish sauce, brown sugar and salt. Add 1/2 cup of the separated water from the coconut milk and stir everything well.
- 4
Carefully place the tall trivet inside the Instant Pot. Place the prepared rice bowl on the trivet.
- 5
Close the Instant Pot lid with pressure value to sealing. Pressure Cook(Hi) for 5 minutes followed by 10 minute natural pressure release.
- 6
Open the Instant Pot. Using heat resistant mitts, take out the rice bowl and trivet.
- 7
Stir in the reserved coconut cream. Set the Instant Pot to Saute mode and bring the curry to a gentle boil.
- 8
Enjoy hot over steamed jasmine rice.
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