Chicken Madras-India
Really enjoyed the dish, it was packed with flavors. I did add some fresh cilantro in the end, and it was delicious. I also made a cucumber rita (yogurt sauce) to balance the heat a bit.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
50 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber, Sugar-Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
2 | tablespoons |
vegetable oil
or ghee |
|
2 | each |
chicken breasts
skinned, cut into 1 inch cubes |
|
6 | small |
green chili peppers
dried |
* |
½ | teaspoon |
red chile powder
|
* |
1 | teaspoon |
cumin
ground |
|
1 | teaspoon |
coriander
ground |
|
⅔ | batch |
curry stock
|
* |
1 | x |
salt
|
* |
1 | teaspoon |
methi
washed in a sieve, then left moist for at least 10 minutes |
* |
½ | teaspoon |
garam masala
|
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
3E+1 | ml |
vegetable oil
or ghee |
|
2 | each |
chicken breasts
skinned, cut into 1 inch cubes |
|
6 | small |
green chili peppers
dried |
* |
2.5 | ml |
red chile powder
|
* |
5 | ml |
cumin
ground |
|
5 | ml |
coriander
ground |
|
0.7 | batch |
curry stock
|
* |
1 | x |
salt
|
* |
5 | ml |
methi
washed in a sieve, then left moist for at least 10 minutes |
* |
2.5 | ml |
garam masala
|
* |
Directions
Heat a little of the oil in a large heavy frying pan then fry the have turned white.
Remove them from the pan and set aside.
Heat the rest of the oil in a heavy pan over a moderate heat.
Add the whole dried chiles and fry until they start to swell.
Turn the heat to low and let the pan cool a little then put in the chile powder, cumin and coriander and fry for 10 seconds stirring all the time (do not burn or it will taste bitter!) then quickly.
Put in the curry sauce, salt and chicken pieces and cook for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time.
10 minutes from the end add the garam masala and fenugreek leaves.
Simmer gently for the last 10 minutes stirring frequently as the sauce should now be nice and thick.