Experimenting

[eve11]

Today's experiment: cobbling together a recipe for Chicken Korma. I ended up with this:


4 chicken breast halves, cut into pieces
3/4 c coconut milk
3/4 c light cream
6 tbsp fat free yogurt
1/4 c almond slivers
3 tbsp mango chutney
1 c chopped onion (about 1 med-sized onion)

1 tbsp grated ginger (about 1 inch of root)
1 tbsp minced garlic (about 4 cloves)
2 tsp curry powder
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garam masala
vegetable oil

Method:

Make a paste of the curry powder, chili powder, cayenne and turmeric with some water. In a large frying pan, sautee onions in vegetable oil until translucent. Add the garlic and ginger and stir fry for about 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the spice paste and stir fry for another minute. Take the onion-spice mix out of the pan and set aside.

Add a little bit more oil to the pan (if necessary), and add the chicken pieces to the pan and coat with oil, fry for a few minutes until the chicken pieces are seared/cooked on most sides (they don't have to be fully cooked).

In a blender or food processer, puree the onion/spice mixture, almonds, coconut milk, yogurt, cream and chutney into a thick sauce. Pour the sauce over the chicken in the pan and simmer on low for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked. Don't let the mixture come to a rolling boil, but simmer it until the chicken is done. After simmering, stir in the garam masala and serve over rice.


Don't know how faithfully korma-y this is, but it tastes good. And here is the recipe I used for mango chutney:

Mango Chutney:

1/2 c white vinegar
1 c sugar
2 mangoes, peeled and sliced into chunks
juice from 1 lemon
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp chili powder
seeds from 1 cardamom pod
1/2 tsp cilantro (i used dried but I imagine fresh would be good too)
1/2 tsp salt

Heat the vinegar in a large pan but do not boil. Add sugar and simmer for 10 minutes stirring until all dissolved. Add the rest of the ingredients into the pot and simmer on a low heat for 30 minutes. Leave to cool then store in sterilized jars.


On another note, I am seriously falling in love with Teen Titans. eeeee! And now, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is on. That is such a cute show.

Comments

[uninja.livejournal.com]

Chicken Korma rocks and your recipe sounds very good! I actually just made a Indian dinner this evening, too; it seemed like good weather for it, with spicy dishes to warm up from the cold outside.

[eve11]

I love Indian food. mmmmm. One of the things I like best about it, is that it's almost better the next day when you reheat it.

Ah, I forgot that I also added cardamom seeds to the chutney (1 pod).

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Teen Titans!

I've become far too addicted to [adult swim].