Chicken Madras

January 16, 2021 shouball Meat Dishes 0

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Chicken Madras

Ditch the takeaway menu and cook our healthy chicken madras curry instead. This simple family dinner is full of fragrant spices and tender pieces of chicken

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • 1 medium onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumbsized piece of ginger
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp corriander
  • 2 tsp chilli
  • 4 large chicken breasts
  • 400 g passata di tomati
Instructions

  1. Blitz 1 quartered onion, 2 garlic cloves, a thumb-sized chunk of ginger and ½ red chilli together in a food processor until it becomes a coarse paste.

  2. Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add the paste, fry for 5 mins, until softened. If it starts to stick to the pan at all, add a splash of water.

  3. Tip in ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander and 1-2 tsp hot chilli powder and stir well, cook for a couple of mins to toast them a bit, then add 4 chicken breasts, cut into chunks. Stir and make sure everything is covered in the spice mix.

  4. Cook until the chicken begins to turn pale, adding a small splash of water if it sticks to the base of the pan at all.

  5. Pour in 400g can chopped tomatoes, along with a big pinch of salt, cover and cook on a low heat for 30 mins, until the chicken is tender.

  6. Stir through small pack of coriander and serve with rice, naan and a big dollop of mango chutney.