Curried Chicken Or Shrimp With Cinnamon Basmati Rice Recipes

CURRIED CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Remove any bones or skin from the chicken breasts. Cut into 1 inch cubes. There should be about 3 cups chicken and 2 cups shrimp all together. Set aside.
• Heat half the butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat and add onion and garlic. Cook about 1 or 2 minutes, then add celery. Cook another minute then season with curry powder and stir. Add the tomato paste; stir. Add banana and apple; stir. Add the broth and stir until liquid is well blended. Salt to taste and simmer 10 minutes.
• Heat the remaining butter in a saucepan. Add the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Cook about 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp and cook an additional 2 minutes, stirring.
• Meanwhile, pour the curry mixture into the bowl of a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Can also be done with an immersion blender.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and shrimp, heat 2 minutes and serve.

INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY II

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until lightly browned. Stir in garlic, curry powder, cinnamon, paprika, bay leaf, ginger, sugar and salt. Continue stirring for 2 minutes. Add chicken pieces, tomato paste, yogurt, and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, and stir in lemon juice and cayenne pepper. Simmer 5 more minutes.

CURRIED RICE WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and curry and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Add the rice, 2 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Season the shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and nestle them in the partially cooked rice. Cover and cook until the shrimp are opaque throughout, 4 to 5 minutes. Fold in the basil and serve.

FRANKIE HARDING'S CHICKEN OR SHRIMP CURRY

Steps:

• To make the sauce: Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add curry and chili powders and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Whisk in flour, coconut milk and 1/3 cup water, raise heat to medium and whisk until just boiling. Whisk in salt, mace, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and then apple. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Push through a strainer with a metal spoon into a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• When ready to serve, place the sauce in a saucepan and stir in currant jelly and chutney. Heat over medium heat until blended, whisking occasionally. Add chicken or shrimp, stir and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. If mixture is too thick, thin with chicken or shrimp cooking liquid or heavy cream. Serve with the rice and the condiments in separate bowls.

CURRIED RICE WITH CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Core and seed the peppers. Cut them into one-inch cubes. There should be about four cups.
• Heat the butter in a skillet, in which the chicken pieces will fit snugly, with a tight-fitting lid. Add the chicken and cook over moderately low heat, turning the pieces without browning, about five minutes.
• Add the onion, garlic and curry powder, and cook, stirring, without browning, until the chicken is well coated with the curry. Add the green peppers and continue cooking, stirring often and turning the chicken pieces, about five minutes.
• Add the bay leaf, wine and rice, and stir to blend.
• Pour in the chicken broth and stir. Cover closely and cook over moderately low heat about 15 minutes. Add the shrimp, pushing them down into the rice. Cook about five minutes longer or until the rice is tender and most of the liquid absorbed.

INDIAN STYLE BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Place rice into a bowl with enough water to cover. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large pot or saucepan over medium heat. Add the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, and cumin seed. Cook and stir for about a minute, then add the onion to the pot. Saute the onion until a rich golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain the water from the rice, and stir into the pot. Cook and stir the rice for a few minutes, until lightly toasted. Add salt and water to the pot, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until all of the water has been absorbed. Let stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork before serving.

COCONUT ~ CURRIED ~ SHRIMP OVER BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet,( I used my 9 inch iron skillet ) melt 1 tablespoon of butter, over medium heat. Once hot, add the shrimp. Cook just for 2 - 3 minutes, turning once and until pink. Don't overcook...they won't take long. Remove from pan, and set aside.
• 2. In the same skillet, melt remaining butter and add the onion, peppers and garlic. Cook until tender crisp.
• 3. Ina small dish, add the flour, curry, salt and pepper. Stir together and whisk into the vegetables. Stir constantly and cook for 1 minutes.
• 4. Whisk in the coconut milk, heavy cream and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened. Taste and adjust seasoning if need be.
• 5. Once thick, add the shrimp back to the pan and cook only long enough to heat the shrimp through.
• 6. To serve, make a bed of rice on a plate or bowl and ladle out broth and top with shrimp. Enjoy! It's delicious!