Cape Malay Chicken Curry By Zurie Recipes

CAPE MALAY CHICKEN CURRY WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened, stirring every now and then. Stir in the garlic, ginger and cloves, and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently to stop it sticking. Add all the remaining spices and the fresh chilli, stir briefly, then tip in the tomatoes with 2 cans of water, plus the chutney and crumbled stock cube.
• Add the chicken thighs, pushing them under the liquid, then cover the pan and leave to cook for 35 mins. Stir well, add the potatoes and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins more until they are tender. Stir in the coriander.
• About 10 mins before you want to serve, make the rice. Put the butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices in a large pan with 550ml water and 0.5 tsp salt. Bring to the boil and, when the butter has melted, stir, cover and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins. Fluff up and serve with the curry.

SPICY MALAY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large pan, cook onion, ginger and garlic, stirring until onion is soft.
• Add chicken, cook, stirring, until browned lightly.
• Stir in spices, lemon grass, lime leaves and chilli, cook, stirring until fragrant.
• Add remaining ingredients, simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until thickened slightly.
• Serve with rice.

CAPE CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan fry the onion with cardamom pods cand cassia (nutmeg) until soft. Add tomato and simmer for 5 minutes. Add chicken and simmer for 10 minutes. Pound garlic, ginger and chili together(in a mortar and pestle) to form a paste. Add chicken together with cumin, coriander, masala and turmeric. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Add curry(or lemon/lime leaves) and simmer a further 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves(parsley) and serve over cooked rice.
• Per Chef Zee - the liquid seems sparse. No reason why you can't add more tomato, and then also add a good pinch of sugar against possible acidity from the tomato.
• Good luck and enjoy!

CAPE MALAY CURRY

Steps:

• Saute onion in oil until soft and golden.
• Add garlic and ginger and saute for a minute.
• Deglaze pot with a little water.
• Add tomato, red wine vinegar, tomato paste, chutney, apricot jam, turmeric and cinnamon.
• Add chicken to mixture, and pour in enough water to cover the chicken.
• OPTIONAL: You can add chopped and peeled potatoes to the curry at this stage. They're delicious this way, and mean you don't have to cook rice!
• Simmer for 30-45 minutes, or until chicken is done.
• TASTE MIXTURE BEFORE SERVING AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. If it's too sweet, add more vinegar and salt. If it's too acidic, add sugar. If it's not hot enough, add more curry paste. Essentially, there's no one recipe that will make a curry to please everyone, so you have to taste and add.

CAPE MALAY CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, saute onion and garlic until onion is clear.
• Add next six ingredients and simmer for about 30 minute.
• Add the preserves and stir until dissolved.
• Let the sauce cool, then toss it in the blender. Blend until smooth.
• Stir in the yogurt.