Daily Prompt: The Transporter

Chicken curry by Pinoy, CC-BY-3.0

A taste that transports me back to my childhood is curry. I grew up absolutely relishing yellow Malaysian curry–which, once it started cooking slowly, could be inhaled in all its spiced glory from anywhere in the house. “We’re having curry!” was a familiar triumphant cry at the dinner table.

This dish was made in our household with crushed dried (and de-seeded) red chili peppers, curry powder, a dash of turmeric and cardamom, julienned ginger, cinnamon, a generous amount of coconut milk, lots of garlic, thick-sliced slightly pre-cooked potatoes,