Well, we found it!! This is definitely a cheat recipe. In fact it is even a recipe but it is so good we needed to share the discovery with you. On a quest to make our Cambodian dishes more authentic we recently visited Wingyip in Manchester to buy shrimp paste etc. While we were there we found a few ready made sauces and pastes that looked interesting which (thankfully) did not contain wheat flour or gluten. One of the pastes we bought was A1 Malaysian Curry Instant Paste:
For about £1.30 I think, we seem to have found the closest thing to the dish we buy from the chippy. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if it is the sauce they use.
Here is what we did with it:
First, we stir-fried some chopped chicken thighs for about 10 minutes. 
Then we added chopped onion and peppers. 
To this we added the paste and cooked for about 5 minutes longer.
Then we added 120ml of coconut milk and 200 ml of water and let this simmer for about half an hour till it thickened a little. Before serving we stirred through some frozen peas and cooked for about 5 minutes.
Here it is (with peas) and served on a bed of egg fried rice. I can honestly say that this instant paste is fantastic. It would be great if it was available in general supermarkets but maybe that is the charm. It packs quite a punch though so wouldn't be tempted into adding any extra chillies to it unless you really like hot food! When you need a quick and easy solution for a great curry then this definitely hits the spot. In fact, due to me working late on New Years Eve, I have decided to make a big vat of this for my friends to eat before going out, fantastic!!
