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G~man · 08-31-2010, 08:44 AM

G~mans version of Pilau Rice & Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry

2 chicken breasts Cut into bite sized peices
½ tsp turmeric
Sprinkle of salt, then 1/4 tsp later
2 tsp oil
1 tsp black mustard seeds
4 chile pods
2-inches of cinnamon stick
2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables---get the fun ones with asparagus etc
2 x 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes---get the spicy Mexican ones
juice of 1 lime

Masala Paste:
1 cup of onion, chopped loosely
3 TB peanuts (OR raw chickpeas, dry roasted and ground)
1 tsp garlic paste
½ tsp cumin powder
2 tsp coriander powder
3 whole cloves

1. Put chicken in a bowl and coat them with the turmeric and salt. Set aside, for about an hour then sauté, and put aside again.
2. Blenderize the paste ingredients to a smooth puree and set aside.
3. In a large skillet, heat the oil until it is sizzle-hot. Add the black mustard seeds, and the chile pods. Saute until the black mustard seeds have quit popping.
4. Add the paste and cinnamon stick. Sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken mixture.
5. Add the vegetables and cook 3-4 minutes. Add the tomato sauce. Cover and simmer until everything is heated through. I like to add curry powder and hot sauce to spice it up a little.
6. Squeeze about half of the lime juice over the pan's contents. Taste it. Then add more lime as you like it.

The rice:

1 cup rice
1/4 tsp turmeric
salt
2 Tb oil
2 Tb peanuts
2 Tb golden raisins
1/4 tsp ginger powder, optional

Masala:
2 bay leaves
3-inch cinnamon stick
seeds of one green cardamom pod

1. In a large pot, add the rice with enough water to cover at least twice the depth of the rice. Add the turmeric and salt. Boil for about 12-15 minute on medium-high heat, until the rice is soft on both ends yet still hard in the middle. Drain in a colander.
2. Heat the oil until it is sizzle-hot. Add the peanuts. When they have browned a bit, add the raisins. Wait for about 1 minute until raisins puff out.
3. Add the masala. Saute for a bit.
4. Take off the heat. Add the rice and ginger powder, Stir it all together.

08-31-2010, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
G~man Upright Location: Here there and everywhere.	G~mans version of Pilau Rice & Chicken Curry Chicken Curry 2 chicken breasts Cut into bite sized peices ½ tsp turmeric Sprinkle of salt, then 1/4 tsp later 2 tsp oil 1 tsp black mustard seeds 4 chile pods 2-inches of cinnamon stick 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables---get the fun ones with asparagus etc 2 x 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes---get the spicy Mexican ones juice of 1 lime Masala Paste: 1 cup of onion, chopped loosely 3 TB peanuts (OR raw chickpeas, dry roasted and ground) 1 tsp garlic paste ½ tsp cumin powder 2 tsp coriander powder 3 whole cloves 1. Put chicken in a bowl and coat them with the turmeric and salt. Set aside, for about an hour then sauté, and put aside again. 2. Blenderize the paste ingredients to a smooth puree and set aside. 3. In a large skillet, heat the oil until it is sizzle-hot. Add the black mustard seeds, and the chile pods. Saute until the black mustard seeds have quit popping. 4. Add the paste and cinnamon stick. Sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken mixture. 5. Add the vegetables and cook 3-4 minutes. Add the tomato sauce. Cover and simmer until everything is heated through. I like to add curry powder and hot sauce to spice it up a little. 6. Squeeze about half of the lime juice over the pan's contents. Taste it. Then add more lime as you like it. The rice: 1 cup rice 1/4 tsp turmeric salt 2 Tb oil 2 Tb peanuts 2 Tb golden raisins 1/4 tsp ginger powder, optional Masala: 2 bay leaves 3-inch cinnamon stick seeds of one green cardamom pod 1. In a large pot, add the rice with enough water to cover at least twice the depth of the rice. Add the turmeric and salt. Boil for about 12-15 minute on medium-high heat, until the rice is soft on both ends yet still hard in the middle. Drain in a colander. 2. Heat the oil until it is sizzle-hot. Add the peanuts. When they have browned a bit, add the raisins. Wait for about 1 minute until raisins puff out. 3. Add the masala. Saute for a bit. 4. Take off the heat. Add the rice and ginger powder, Stir it all together. __________________ ☻/ G~man......... /▌ "Life may not be the party we hoped for---- / \ but while we're here, we might as well dance ! ! ! "