The chicken curry is delicious and its flavor is second to none. The grace of this recipe is that despite being very delicious and looking sophisticated, you can prepare it at any time of the week, since it does not take so much time. Plus it’s mostly made up of ingredients you probably already have on hand: chicken, onions, garlic, pantry spices, heavy cream, and canned tomatoes.
what is curry?
Curry powder is simply a combination of various ground spices, which are present in this recipe. As Wikipedia says: «(Curry) is the name generally adopted in the West to describe a set of dishes made with a mixture of spices, more or less hot, developed in Asian, East and Southeast Asian cuisines.»
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«The curry recipe varies greatly by region and its color depends on the ingredients in the mix. The curry mix often includes some of the following spices: chili pepper, basil, caraway, fenugreek, celery, saffron, cinnamon , cardamom, dried onion, coriander, cloves, cumin, turmeric, fenugreek, ginger, mustard, nutmeg, pepper, cayenne pepper, or tamarind.»
That is why curry powder does not have a correlate in another format, as Turmeric does (a fundamental element of Curry).
How to prepare CHICKEN CURRY
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ pieces
3 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 serving (15 oz.) crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt
freshly ground black pepper
Rice or naan, to serve
1 tablespoon. freshly chopped cilantro, to decorate
Preparation
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Then add the onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes.
- Next add the chicken and brown until it is no longer pink, for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
- Then add the spices and cook until very fragrant, 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes and broth and bring to a simmer.
- Add the heavy cream and season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer over low heat until chicken pieces are cooked through and tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve over rice or with naan, garnished with cilantro.