Indian Curry with Tomatoes

can be cooked a day in advance
Assigned Tags / Keywords:
beef,
lamb,
meat,
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Ingredients per portions

4 tsp curry powder, e. g. Madras-style
4 tsp vegetable oil
1.1 kg chicken breasts or thighs, boned, skinned and cut into 2 cm cubes
½ tsp brown mustard seeds, dry-roasted
½ tsp nigella seeds, dry-roasted
½ tsp cumin seeds, dry-roasted
½ tsp fenugreek seeds, dry-roasted
½ tsp fennel seeds, dry-roasted
onions, chopped
4 tsp tomato paste
4 tsp fresh lemon juice
800 g tomatoes, canned, chopped with juices
250 ml water
4 tsp garam masala
16  curry leaves
 some salt
 some freshly ground black pepper
 some chilli powder

Method

Heat oil in a heavy-based oven-proofed pan/casserole and stir-fry the curry powder for about 3 minutes.

Add the dry-roasted seeds and stir-fry for about 1.5 minutes. Add onion over medium heat and stir for 2 minutes, do not overcook.

Add chicken pieces, stir and make sure each piece is lightly browned and coated with spices. Add tomato paste, stir a couple of seconds and add lemon juice, tomatoes, water, Garam Masala and curry leaves.

Stir, cover pot and place in preheated oven at 125ºC for 2 hours. Season to taste.

For the best result allow to cool, store in fridge and heat and serve the next day with e. g. Naan Bread.

Tip: substitute the chicken with lamb or beef
Preparation time: ca. 15 min
Resting time: ca. 1 day
Grade of difficulty: medium
Calories per portion: n/a
Released: 15/04/08
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