Ceylon Chicken Curry 1 Recipes

Steps:

• Grind the ginger and garlic to a paste.
• Mix together the chilli powder,curry powder, turmeric, pepper,salt and lemon grass. Add the chicken cover and allow to marinate for 3 hours.
• Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onion, green chillies, curry leaves, and the ginger and garlic paste. When the mix is golden add the mustard and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken, water, vinegar and salt cover the pan and cook over low heat till the chicken is tender.
• Serve with plain boiled rice and a vegetable side dish.

Steps:

• Start with 4 large tomatoes. Cored, and bottoms slashed crossways. Plunge into boiling water. Bring back to the boil for 30 secs then remove. When cool slip off the skins and pulse for a couple of secs in blender then set aside in a bowl.
• Make the kick-off paste: In a blender/food chopper add the garlic, ginger, chillies, onion, lemon juice and a little water. Blitz and add a little more water if needed until a thickish paste is formed (free of any lumps). Add a little more water and blitz again to rid the paste of lumps. Set aside.
• Make the "Kari" powder: Grind in a spice grinder... 1 heaped tspn yellow mustard seeds 1 heaped tspn cumin seeds 7 cardamom pods 1 heaped tspn coriander seeds 3 cloves Add 1 tspn hot chilli powder (optional) 1 heaped tspn of peppercorns
• Prepare the "frying spice: 1 heaped tspn yellow mustard seeds 1 heaped tspn cumin seeds 3 green cardamom pods 1 heaped tspn coriander seeds
• Heat oil in a deep large pan, when almost smoking, turn heat down to minimum, and add the "frying spices". Cook until seeds pop - a few secs. Add the prepared ginger/garlic kick-off paste and the star anise. Turn heat down and stir in and cook gently stirring occasionally for 15mins. Remove star anise.
• Now add the pulped tomatoes. Stir in and mix and then add and mix in the prepared "Kari powder". Cook with lid on, occasionally stirring/shaking approx. 15 mins.
• Add the fresh curry leaves, 1 can coconut milk. Bring to boil and mix thoroughly. Turn heat down to low and cook for 15mins covered.
• Add chicken pieces. Add water to cover if needed and cook slowly in oven or on stove covered.until chicken is done. Then add chopped coriander stirred into dish and keep warm
• For the rice: Whilst chicken is cooking make the rice: For 1 part of basmati rice use combined coconut milk and water - 2 parts. Do *not* rinse the rice. In a decent sized pot add the above recommended combination of rice and water/coconut milk and cinnamon stick, and salt. Bring to fast boil for 5 mins covered. Remove from heat keep covered and allow to stand for 15-20 mins before serving.

Steps:

• Make a paste of the curry powder and chilli powder with a little water.
• Fry the onion until translucent in the veg oil then add the garlic, ginger and chilli and stir fry on medium for a further 5 minutes.
• Add the curry and chilli powder paste and stir in and fry for a further 30 secs.
• Add the chicken pieces and seal well on all sides.
• Add half the Massalla Gravy, coconut and coconut milk and simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, stirring constantly.
• If needed add more massalla gravy and water to prevent the curry becoming too thick or dry.
• Now add the finely chopped coriander leaves (or seeds) and cook for a further minute.
• Serve with the whole coriander leaves sprinkled over the top (if using).
• Massalla Gravy: Fry the onion, tomatoes and garlic in the oil on a medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent and the tomatoes are beginning to go mushy (Approx. 10 Mins).
• Add half the water and simmer for 5 minutes then add the rest of the water and spices.
• Stir in well and simmer for 5 more minutes.
• Keep stirring regularly throughout cooking.
• Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool slightly before pureeing in a food processor.
• Enjoy!