Saturday, January 27, 2007

Chicken Curry Recipe

Cooking duration: 45 minutes for marinading and 30 minutes for cooking.

Curry Ingredients:

  • 1lb chicken
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • ½ teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1/4 ounce mixed spice powder (½ stick of cinnamon, 3 cardamom pods, 6 cloves; ground to a powder in a spice grinder or coffee grinder)
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced

Marinade Ingredients:

  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder a pinch of turmeric optional: 10 teaspoons of plain yogurt
  • 1½ teaspoon of coriander
  • ½ teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1½ teaspoon ginger paste

Directions:

  • Marinate the chicken - clean the chicken and cut into small pieces. Add all the marinade ingredients and mix well. Set aside for 45 minutes to let flavors seep in.
  • Chop the onions into small pieces and fry on a medium heat.
  • Add the diced tomatoes, ginger and garlic.
  • After the onions turn golden brown add the marinated chicken.
  • When the chicken in almost done (95%) add the spice powder.
  • Cook until the meat is tender.

Source: This recipe is from The Wikipedia which is published under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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