Curried Chicken And Lentils Recipes

LENTIL CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Season chicken - Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Place in a medium bowl and season with salt, pepper, and 1 tsp of curry powder - combine well and leave to marinate for 15 mins.Pro tip - This chicken can be left to marinate for up to 12 hours in the fridge.
• Saute chicken - In a heavy bottom saute pan or cast-iron skillet, add 1 tbsp oil. Saute the chicken on medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Pro tip -We want to get some color on the chicken, not cook it. It will cook later in the sauce.
• Saute - To the same pan, add remaining oil - Saute onions for a minute. Then add the curry leaves and bay leaves. Followed by the grated ginger and minced garlic. Saute for 2 minutes.
• Curry - Next, add the chopped tomatoes and curry powder. Saute until you get a nice aroma of the spices - about 2 minutes.
• Lentils - Then, add the lentils and 1/2 cup water or broth. Cover and cook for 7 minutes.Pro tip - Lentils take longer than chicken to cook so we cook them halfway before adding the chicken.
• Chicken - Next, return the chicken back to the pan along with the coconut milk and remaining water or broth. Cover and cook for 15 minutes until lentils are soft.
• Finish - Add the garam masala, tamarind paste (or vinegar). Return to a boil then taste and adjust seasoning.
• Serve over steamed rice or Indian bread like chapati or naan

CHICKEN-LENTIL CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Pulse the scallions, jalapeno, ginger, cilantro and garlic in a food processor until chopped. With the motor running, add the apples, a few pieces at a time, until chopped.
• Cook the curry powder in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Whisk in the coconut milk until smooth; cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the apple-scallion mixture and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until thickened, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir in the chicken broth and lentils. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the lentils are tender and broken down, about 15 minutes. Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with cilantro.

CURRIED LENTILS

Steps:

• Rinse lentils and place in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, then cover, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the curry paste, coconut cream and season with salt to taste. Return to a simmer, and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until tender.

CURRIED LENTIL AND GRILLED CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or broiler. Brush the chicken with one tablespoon of the oil and sear the chicken, turning it once, until it is brown and just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat the remaining oil in a large, heavy ovenproof casserole. Add the onion, sweet and hot peppers, garlic and ginger and saute until lightly browned. Stir in the cumin. Pare or cut the cooked chicken into chunks and add to the casserole.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir in the broth. Pick over the lentlis and add them. Bring to a simmer, cover and bake for about 30 minutes, until the lentils are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with yogurt on the side.

CHICKEN AND LENTILS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken pieces 5 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet, and set aside.
• Place onion in the skillet, and cook 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in the carrot and garlic. Stir in the lentils and broth, and season with salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Return chicken to skillet. Cover, and continue cooking 20 minutes. If the mixture becomes too dry, add a little water to just moisten.
• Stir tomato sauce into the skillet. Season with rosemary and basil. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Stir in lemon juice, and serve warm.

CURRIED CHICKEN WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Heat the ghee in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, serrano peppers, fennel seeds & cumin seeds. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, while stirring, until the seeds are slightly toasted and fragrant.
• Add the ginger, curry powder, turmeric, garam masala, black pepper & salt. Saute for just about a minute.
• Add the chicken to the pot and brown a bit, until no longer pink, for about 5 minutes.
• Finally, stir in lentils, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and spinach. Bring to a boil, then lower heat & simmer while covered for 45 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes or so, and add water if mixture gets a bit too dry.
• Once the lentils are cooked, the curry is done. Remove from heat, and stir in yogurt. When serving, top with parsley and eggs.

CHICKEN AND LENTIL CURRY

Steps:

• Chop Onion, Mince Garlic and Ginger
• Cut chicken breast into bite size pieces
• Heat olive oil on a large fry pan. Add Onion, Garlic, and Ginger.
• Sauté onions, garlic and ginger until onion is soft. Mix in the Habanero pepper. (Habanero is optional)
• Add the spices (curry, cumin, turmeric, Chicken Bouillon and sea salt). Cook for a couple of minutes until the spices are fragrant
• Add chicken breast. Cook chicken over Medium heat for about 5 to 8 minutes. Cook until the chicken is opaque and cooked all the way through
• Add the chicken broth.
• Rinse the lentils in cold water
• Add the lentils to the chicken mixture
• Add the broccoli pieces
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook down the broth until it has reduced by about half.
• Take pan off the heat. Add lemon juice and zest. Temper the yogurt to keep it from curdling: Add about 1/2 cup to 1 cup of the hot (not boiling) chicken mixture to the yogurt. Whisk them together. This will keep the yogurt from curdling and will also make the sauce nice and creamy
• Stir the tempered yogurt into the pan with the chicken and broccoli.
• Serve over rice or cauliflower rice. ENJOY!!!

CURRY LENTILS WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put all ingredients but the cilantro in the crock pot. If you want your chicken in a 'shredded' like consistency, put it in now, if you want it less done, add about 1.5 hours before you want to eat it in chunks.
• Leave to cook overnight or start in the morning for dinner.
• Taste to season with salt and pepper and add fresh cilantro.
• stir and enjoy.
• Can be eaten alone or with rice.
• Can be cooked on the stove top as well, but the crockpot is easiest.
• Soooo yummy.