Cashew Chicken Curry

evelyn/athens's Note:

An epicurious recipe I tried recently and LOVED! Easy chicken curry with a nice nutty sauce.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 2 medium onions , finely chopped (2 cups)
• 2 large garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons curry powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon cayenne
• 3 ½-4 lbs chicken , cut into 10 serving pieces
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• ¾ cup cashews , roasted (1/4 lb)
• ¾ cup plain yogurt

Accompaniment

• cooked basmati rice or jasmine rice

Garnish

• chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

1. Heat butter in a 5- to 6-quart wide heavy pot over moderately low heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro and bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes.
2. Just before serving: pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with yogurt and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
3. Note: Curry, without yogurt and cashews, can be made 5 days ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered; reheat over low heat before stirring in yogurt and ground cashews.

Reviews

[AmandaMcG]

This was delicious! I'll definitely make this again sometime soon. I liked how I could just throw the chicken in there and let it boil instead of frying it in the pan. The only change I made was that I used 1 tsp of ground ginger instead of the fresh ginger and I left out the garlic. I served this with Jasmine rice that I made in my rice cooker. Next time I'll just slightly crush the cashews. They were ground too fine and I would have liked it better if there were bigger chunks. I made this meal for my roommate and I. She somehow manages to find something wrong with 98% of the recipes that I make but she didn't have a single complaint about this recipe! Thank you for sharing this recipe

[packeyes]

This is the best curry recipe that I have ever had - the different spices and flavors are absolutely delicious! I will make again and again. Thank you for such an outstanding recipe.

[tara portee]

I used two tablespoons of curry instead of 3 and I still think I could have used a little less (I don't like extra spicy food.) I also used a less butter and added a little olive oil to saute the vegetables. We enjoyed this very much served over rice.