We got talking curry, and that made me hungry for curry, so the other day I tried something from Allrecipes.com.
You will need:
~3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, chopped -- I learned a great way to chop these from Food Network. TV is helping!
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons curry powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp paprika
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger -- Why must I be forced to grate my own ginger? That stuff doesn't cooperate
1/2 tsp white sugar
salt to taste
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces -- Note to self: Not everyone's mouth is as large as yours
1 tblsp tomato paste
1 cup plain yoghurt -- I use full fat Greek yoghurt, because it is badass or something
3/4 cup coconut milk -- Remember, coconuts are all the rage, using coconut officially makes you a better person
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper1. Saute the onion in olive oil in a pan until lightly brown. Or, if you're allergic like my lovely wife, cook the bajeebus out of those mofo onions because YOU'LL SHOW WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE!
2. Add the garlic, curry cinnamon, paprika, bay leaf, ginger, sugar and salt and cook for about another two minutes.
3. Add the chicken, tomato paste, yoghurt, and coconut milk. Stir all this together and proceed to lose the bay leaf under it all or find it on the side because that thing is not going to cooperate with you, oh no. Bring this mixture to a boil, then let simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Search for that dadgum bay leaf for about 5 minutes and remove it.
5. Add the lemon juice and cayenne -- wait, skip the cayenne. That's a
lot of cayenne. That's a
crazy lot of cayenne. If you want a spicy curry, you will use a spicy curry powder because they are out there. We just got curry at Penzey's and they had Vindaloo powder which is so hot it makes my lips numb. WHY DO YOU NEED CAYENNE? WHY DO YOU EVEN EXIST, CAYENNE PEPPER?! Suck it, Cayenne Pepper. You're out. If my curry is hot or not, it's by design. Anyways, cook another five more minutes and you're done.
We teamed this with rice and veggies and I declare it a success!