Kari kapitan, or Captain's chicken curry, is a classic Penang Nyonya dish. It is normally a richer, drier, and thicker version of the standard local chicken curry, with each household having its own family recipe.[1]

Kari kapitan
CourseMain course
Place of originMalaysia
Region or statePenang
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChicken

The origins of the name of the dish, Kari kapitan, are much debated. One popular suggestion is that a ship's captain during the colonial period in Penang asked his cook what was being prepared for dinner, to which the cook responded: 'Kari, kapitan!'. Nonetheless, the title 'kapitan' was first introduced during the 16th century by the Portuguese and was used to indicate a local leader, without any specifically nautical connotation.[2]

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  1. ^ "Malaysian Kapitan Chicken Curry". Season with Spice. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Theboywhoatetheworld cooks: Curry Kapitan". Theboywhoatetheworld. Retrieved 3 October 2021.