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Creamy Curry Chicken

Creamy Curry Chicken
Prep Time BG 20

Prep Time

minutes

Cook Time BG 30

Cook Time

minutes

Total Time BG 50

Total Time

minutes

Serving BG 4

Serving

size

Recipe by Everglades Elementary.

Ingredients

Raita

  • ½ C plain yogurt
  • 1 cucumber, seeded, salted and diced
  • 2 T cilantro
  • ¼ tsp coriander
  • ¼ tsp cumin

Curry

  • 4-5 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 red bell pepper
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 3 T butter, divided
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 T ginger, grated
  • 1 T garam masala, divided
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1-1/2 tsp curry powder
  • 2 T tomato paste
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 C plain yogurt
  • 1 T flour
  • 2 C milk
  • 3 T coconut paste

Sides

  • 2 C rice, cooked
  • 1 package Naan
  • 6 T cilantro, chopped
  • 1 lemon, squeezed

Preparation

Raita

  1. Mix spices into yogurt. Seed, chop and salt cucumbers. Leave on paper towel to remove water.
  2. Combine all and garnish with cilantro. Refrigerate until served. Cook rice.

Curry

  1. Brown the chicken in butter and oil until browned and just cooked. Remove from pan.
  2. Cook onions and peppers until softened. Add ginger, garlic, garam masala, cumin, coriander and curry powder. Stir constantly for 1 minute.
  3. Add paste and sauce. Cook down and then add chicken back. Reduce to simmer.
  4. Add coconut paste, milk and yogurt with 1 T flour and mix. Do not bring to a boil but keep simmering 10 minutes or longer.

Serving Instructions: Fill bowl with half rice and half curry. Squeeze lemon. Add wedge of Naan, sprinkle of cilantro and side of cucumber raita.

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