It's better to leave the curry to face for just two Hrs minimum before you decide to eat it, which means you provide the sauce the opportunity to marinate in to the meat. Most prepare each morning for your loved ones to consume at night and from go through it does taste better whenever you allow it to take longer.
If you wish to create a traditional chicken curry, it will require an extended to create than some recipes, but it'll taste completely different, and it is well worth the extra effort if you possess the time.
Ingredients (serves 4 )
- 3 onions, finely chopped
- garlic clove (1/2 a clove)
- fresh ginger root (small piece)
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cardamom pods (eco-friendly)
- cinnamon stick (roughly 1 " lengthy)
- 1 baby chicken (whole, skinned - or 4 chicken breasts), chopped
- 2 teaspoon chilli powder (if you do not enjoy it too spicy, only use 1 teaspoon)
- 2 teaspoon halud powder (turmeric)
- 2 teaspoon jeera powder (cumin)
- 1 teaspoon dhaniya powder (coriander)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- fresh coriander
Method
- Place the oil within the pan and warm-up on the low heat
- Finely chop the onions and increase the pan
- Peel the ginger root and garlic clove and crush them as finely as possible having a pestle and mortar and set them in to the pan
- Should you don’t possess a pestle and mortar you can easily make use of a flat ended moving pin and chopping board
- Adding the cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom seeds
- Mix together and add about 1cm water
- Cover the pan and simmer on the low heat, stirring from time to time, before the onions go soft and brown - add a little water whether it begins to dry up and burn
- Have a potato masher and mash the mix. You have to allow it to be as smooth as you possibly can (not counting the bay leaves, seeds and cinnamon)
- Add some chilli powder, turmeric, cumin and coriander powder towards the pan and blend plus a wooden spoon - it might be quite dry so add 1 tablespoons of water, as needed
- Place the chopped and skinned baby chicken (or chicken breasts) in to the pan and stir until covered within the mixture
- Cover the pan and then leave to prepare on the medium-low heat, before the chicken juices emerge
- When the mixture looks wet, turn heat up and stirring until all of the juices evaporate and you've got the fairly dry mixture left
- Now then add freshly steamed water - it ought to just cover the chicken, take it to the boil after which turn heat lower low and allow the curry simmer for half an hour
- After half an hour, sprinkle some freshly chopped coriander on top and you're done
- Discard the cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaves before eating
- Serve with steamed grain
Submitted by Halimah from London
on 1/2/11 charlene c(10) states:
chose to make this on sunday as was out during the day so began it each morning allow it to sit after which been with them for tea very tasty and enjoyed by everyone from my 17 month old up to my husband who mentioned it had been among the best curries id made and ive attempted a couple of lol very easy and cheap to complete and incredibly tasty is going to be doing again thanks
Compiled by: charlie d(12)