Chicken Curry
photo by Carla C.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 47mins
- Ingredients:
- 25
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger, ground
- 1 pinch clove, ground
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter (or ghee)
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks, about 3-inches long
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cardamom pods
- 2 cups whole canned tomatoes, peeled and seeded with juices
- 1 1⁄2 cups homemade chicken stock or 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt
- 3⁄4 cup golden raisin, roughly chopped
- 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- to taste pappadams, for serving
- to taste basmati rice, Cooked, for serving
- to taste cashews, Chopped, for garnish
- to taste mango chutney, for garnish
directions
- In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast coriander and cumin seeds until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Transfer to spice grinder, add crushed red-pepper flakes, and grind to a powder.
- Place in a small bowl, and add turmeric, ginger, cloves, salt, and black pepper.
- Add chicken, and toss to coat. Heat peanut oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken, cooking until browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove chicken.
- Set aside. Reduce heat, and add ginger, garlic, and onions.
- Cook until softened and deep-brown in color, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, and cardamom pods; cook for 10 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, chicken stock, and cooked chicken.
- Raise heat to medium high, and cook until liquid is reduced, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toast pappadams.
- Reduce heat to low, and stir in yogurt and raisins.
- Cook until warmed throughout; add cilantro.
- Serve with basmati rice, and garnish with cashews.
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Reviews
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This is a WONDERFUL recipe. The spices are so well-balanced - it tastes delightful. I'm vegan and my fiance is a veggie-loving omnivore, so I used just one small chicken breast for him with about 1/4 of the spices and used the rest to cook up some potatoes, chickpeas, and peas for both us to enjoy. Instead of chicken stock, I used some "not chicken" bouillon cubes I had on hand with a bit of water. Absolutely worth the time, and the leftovers are even more flavorful.
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This is a WONDERFUL recipe. The spices are so well-balanced - it tastes delightful. I'm vegan and my fiance is a veggie-loving omnivore, so I used just one small chicken breast for him with about 1/4 of the spices and used the rest to cook up some potatoes, chickpeas, and peas for both us to enjoy. Instead of chicken stock, I used some "not chicken" bouillon cubes I had on hand with a bit of water. Absolutely worth the time, and the leftovers are even more flavorful.
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oh, my, gosh! one of the best things we've ever put in our mouths!! I'm a vegetarian and my friend Rachelle is vegan so we made a few changes. We used 2 pkgs of Smart Stripes Vegi chicken, substatuted the yogurt with soy yogurt and instead of canned tomatoes, we chopped up some fresh Heirloom tomatoes! And of course we used Vegistock instead of chicken. I also only used 1/4cup of cilantro, ACCIDENTLY left out butter, olive oil instead of peanut and left out the raisins and garnish... and it was AMAZING!!! We used powdered spices insteaded making it fresh, but holy moly... SO SO SO good... even Vegan!! We were drooooling! KUDOS!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carla C.
Netherlands
<p><br /> <br />My most used and favorite cookbook is the 1946 edition of Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School handed down to me from my Mother. <br /> <br />My most favorite kitchen utensils are a set of Johnson & Wales knives given to me by my mother, a professional chef. <br /> <br />I enjoy traveling to exotic places, trying new foods and bringing home rare ingredients to expirement with. <br /> <br />I work fulltime as a lab technician for a local diagnostic center. In addition to that, during my free time I'm either at the gym, listening to music, tending to my herb garden and/or trying out new recipes & ideas in the kitchen. <br /> <br />I am a classically trained singer and musician, passionate about music. <br /> <br />My favourite thing to do is sit outside in my garden with my husband, a glass of wine, good food, music & a few good friends. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/AnimatedHostChallengeBanner.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /></p>