It's NAIDOC week here in Straya. NAIDOC week celebrates the history and culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I have only been living in Australia for about 4 years so I haven't had the luxury of having too much exposure to aboriginal culture. This week at my workplace one of my work colleagues, Tenisha, has been talking to us about her culture, and saying that the aboriginal culture has lasted so long because the people are so passionate about sharing their culture with others.

I asked Tenisha to give me and my other colleagues some traditional recipes and I am going to share one of those recipes with you guys today as I try to make it for the first time!

🍗 🍚 Coconut Chicken Curry 🍗 🍚

Ingredients: 500g chicken (breast or thigh), 1 onion, 2 carrots, 2-3 potatoes (can be either regular, sweet or a mix - I chose sweet), 1 can of coconut milk, 250ml chicken stock, half a can of peas, 2 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons minced ginger, and 3 teaspoons of curry powder (can use bay leaves instead), salt and pepper.

1. Chop up all your chicken and veggies! 🔪

2. Fry the chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, and curry powder until chicken is cooked. Meanwhile boil veggies partway until still firm as we will simmer them further later!🔥

3. Simmer the chicken and onion in the coconut milk and chicken stock for around 20 minutes. Then add the potatoes and carrots and simmer for a further 5-10. Throw in the peas right around the end. I added a couple of bay leaves for good luck!

4. Serve! 🍴 Tenisha's tip was to "Serve with rice but fresh bread and loads of butter is a must!" so I did exactly that!

Delicious!!

I was happy that I got to try a popular aboriginal dish, and learn some more about the indigenous culture of Australia. I love foods from different origins and seeing the similarities between dishes from different cultures. Do you guys have a similar chicken dish that you make?

Want to see another recipe? 😍 Take a peek at this Brigadeiro and Beijinho Recipe if you want to see me make these yummy Brazilian sweet treats with my stepdaughter!