Penang chicken is a delicious creamy chicken curry with potato, coconut milk and ethnic Asian spices. Usually served with a portion of white rice.
I first met this beautiful lady through Tastespotting. When I went to her space I fell in love with the way she had maintained her space, the photographs conveyed so much that we don't find often. I glanced around a lot and left her a comment saying I will be back for more . I think I kept my word and here she is today bringing us Penang Chicken.Yes! it is Rekha of FoodOlicious Pictured.
The blog has a good collection of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes .My favorite ones are Shrimp pickle , then some chicken curries like Butter chicken ,Kerala style chicken curry it is always thick and creamy that I seriously wished I could try it through the monitor. I requested Rekha to bring anything other than Kerala food as she is adept in other cuisines too. Knowing my taste she told me she was going to cook chicken that day and next morning when I woke up and checked everything was ready in my mail.Phew!I was speechless!!
I have asked Rekha a few questions that should benefit other bloggers too.Before going to that I would like to draw your attention to her style of taking photographs in pristine white backgrounds. I am not an expert in photography but I do enjoy seeing well taken ones. Note that she attends to every little detail in the recipe I mean the ingredients are individually photographed in different settings. I am sure you guys will agree with me as to how much planning and effort is put in to set up each shot to come out perfectly in natural light .If you are someone who chases sunlight you will know how harsh the shadows can get and how much time one actually gets the right kind of light required.Subtle shadows are needed so that the plates and pans don't look suspended in the air and it adds depth too. Take a look at some the pictures here Lemon tea , Mango lemonade to see how light is captured.
Over to Rekha Vengalil
Coconut chutney powder, Tiny sweet apples, Fish pickle, Raspberry and Chia seed pudding,
Tell us more about you.
I am Rekha and I am from Kochi, Kerala. Brought up in Bangalore and moved to Singapore after my marriage.A HR consultant by profession and I am currently working as a part-time consultant with HR consulting firm.Living in Singapore with my husband who works for an international bank and we have a 5 year old little angel.
Cooking is something I have always loved to do but until marriage that it became a passion.Moving to Singapore was one key reason for me to fall in love with food.The amalgam of cuisines here inspired me big time into culinary world, and I started experimenting on my own.Once I experienced the creative satisfaction of cooking there was no looking back.It has been a wonderful journey. Enjoying every bit.....Cooking up, styling and photography.Each recipe has been learning and continuing to learn.
What type of food do you cook on weeknights?
It's anything that's easy to make.Usually it's roti and Vegetable curry,simple chicken curry or Dal..A vegetable stir-fry is a must at least 4-5 times a week.
- Kerala peas curry ,this is one curry I made recently and has been a frequenter.
- Asian vegetable curry
- Dal tadka
- Stir fried carrot with bean sprouts
How do you plan for a blog post?
PENANG CHICKEN
You need-
Galangal or young ginger-roughly chopped 1 tablespoon
Lemon grass(white part)-chopped 2 tablespoon
Star anise- 1 small
Cinnamon- 1 medium stick
Cloves -2
Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
Chicken curry powder-2 tablespoon
Coconut milk - 200 mls
Oil-1 tablespoon
Salt- to taste
How to -
Thank you so much.... Rekha, for such a beautiful post and obliging to do it for me.Wishing your blog all the good luck. Hope you succeed in all your endeavours in the years to come.
My dear lovely people out there..hope you guys enjoyed reading this special edition. Rekha's blog is very lively on all social medias if you'd like to connect.
I do have plans for more guests in the months to come in the meantime please feel free to write to me if you want to know more specific details so that I could make the post helpful to you too.
Hope to hear from you guys.
Meena
Meena Kumar
Thank you so much for doing a special guest post for me,Rekha.You have added one more for me to drool...Penang Chicken,here I come!!...
Happy weekend to u too:)
Meena Kumar
Thank you, Rita.
Rekha Vengalil
Its indeed such a joy to see this. And you have made it look all the more special. I can't thank you enough for this. On that note happy weekend to you π
Rita Bose
Chicken curry looks really delicious! Good job,Rekha and Meena!
Rafeeda AR
Such a beautiful post... even I'm a big fan of Rekha's space... but she's a lovely person herself!!! π
Meena Selvakumaran
i loved the clicks ,i too experiment with colors but your white background caught all its attention.
lovely chicken gravy,looks yummy.
Beena.stephy
yummy chicken curry
Kitchen Queen
my kind of spicy curry, looks awesome. nice post by Rekha.
PT
glad to know more about you rekha π nice write up..
Navaneetham Krishnan
How can I say not to Rekha's recipe and the Penang chicken. The chicken recipe originating from my country is simply stunning for the spicy and tangy flavors and with our famous local herbs, the lemongrass and galangal.
Meena Kumar
Thank you ,Meena. White background is still not doing well for me,colors still cloud my thoughts.I know how u rock with white.
Meena Kumar
Rafee,thank you.I know!she is such a sweet girl,always at a good sport.
Meena Kumar
Hey PT ,thank you so much for stopping by and encouraging us.
Meena Kumar
Thank you,Beena.
Meena Kumar
Thank you, Linsy.
Meena Kumar
Hey Nava,you have tempted me so much thru ur blog with galangal,Pandan etc..,I was so happy when Rekha decided on something I have never tried yet included these:)
Meena Kumar
Thank you all for ur encouragement and Rekha you are so good at blogging keep going girl!
Rekha Vengalil
Thank you all for such lovely words. Truly touched! I owe it to you Meena π
Priya Kheroun Tessy
Beautiful and inspiring write up and captivating clicks...thoroughly loved it:))
Divya Shivaraman
special writing that means a lot...loved it meena
Nilu A
Gorgeous and lovely looking curry.. Awesome clicks too.. I'm a ardent fan of Rekha.. Soo true Meena.. She is one of my favorite bloggers and I really admire her work.. Keep rocking gurls π
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks
kudos to both of you..Meena and Rekha alike ! lovely post and glad that u hosted this, Meena. And edo..i tried all that i cud to get something in ur facebook page..but just cant locate the like button, neither can i make a comment. Any help..and keep connected thru note'y pic's ketto..:)
Priya
Beautiful Post Meena and Rekha π And the curry looks Oh so Yum!
Ruxana Gafoor
lovely post..thanks for sharing both Meena and Rekha...
Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory)
Lovely guest post, delicious curry! Rekha, your photography is spectacular. Thank you Meena for sharing π
Meena Kumar
thank you Sona,I will work on facebook like button part.
Rekha Vengalil
Thank you for all those love and support. Truly means alot. π