recipe of the month

Kenyan Chicken Curry

Serves 6-8

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 cm piece fresh ginger, grated
  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 tsp tumeric
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbs ground coriander\
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • ½ cup plain yoghurt
  • 1kg chicken breasts or thighs cut into pieces
  • 3 large onions, chopped coarsely
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp fenugreek
  • 2 x 400g cans crushed tomatoes
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 2 long chillies, deseeded and chopped finely
  • 300ml cream
  • 1 tbs honey
  • ¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped

METHOD

  1. Combine half the ginger, half the garlic, half the turmeric, half the lemon juice and half the oil in a large bowl with all the cumin, garam masala, ground coriander, papriKenyan Chicken Curryka, chilli flakes, yoghurt and chicken pieces, coat and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge.
  2. Preheat oven to 220 ºC and cook chicken in oven proof dish uncovered for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat remaining oil in a large saucepan and cook onion, chilli powder, fenugreek, ginger, garlic and turmeric - stirring until onion softens.
  4. Add undrained tomatoes, cinnamon, green chilli and remaining lemon juice. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
  5. Stir in cream and honey and simmer for another minute.
  6. Add chicken to curry and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
  7. Serve with chopped coriander.

 

 

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