Dinner Party Chicken Curry Recipes

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook garlic, ginger and onion for 3 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken and cook until it it changes from pink to white.
• Add curry powder and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and chicken stock. Stir, lower heat to medium and cook, simmering rapidly, for 10 minutes until sauce reduces and thickens.
• Add peas and salt. Cook for a further 2 minutes, then taste to see if it needs more salt. Garnish with coriander.
• Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potato!

CURRY CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Dust chicken with flour. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the chicken in shortening. Remove chicken and set aside. Saute onions, peppers and garlic in drippings for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add curry powder, salt and pepper; mix well. Return chicken to the pan. Add tomatoes, parsley, thyme, and water. Cover and bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir in raisins. Serve over rice; sprinkle with almonds if desired.

DINNER PARTY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven, then brown the chicken parts in batches; remove with tongs to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Drain fat from the pan, then add water and chicken bouillon powder, whisking to blend, and bring to a boil.
• Add chicken pieces back to the pan, lower the heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken pieces to a 3 quart casserole.
• Measure out 2 cups of the chicken broth from the pot, adding water if needed to get the correct amount; set aside for now.
• Melt remaining butter and saute onions and garlic in the butter until tender, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.
• Mix together flour, salt, and all seasonings, then sprinkle over the onions, stirring to coat well.
• Gradually mix in the 2 cups hicken brot until the mixture is smooth.
• Add tomatoes, crushing them slightly with your hands first.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover, and let simmer 15 minutes, sitrring occasioanlly (should be thick).
• Grate the zest from the lime and measure out 2 tsp, then squeeze the juice and measure out 2 Tbsp- add both to the curry sauce, along with the yogurt.
• Pour sauce over the chicken, turning over the chicken pieces to coat evenly.
• Let cool 15 minutes, then cover and chill.
• Before your guests have arrived, preheat oven to 350 F and take the casserole out of the fridge, stirring once.
• Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes.
• While it is cooking, combine rice, bouillon powder,and oil in a 2 quart casserole; pour boiling water over rice and stir with a fork.
• Once the chicken casserole has been in the oven for the 35 minutes, add the rice casserole to the oven as well and cook both for 40 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork before serving.
• Serve portions of rice topped with chicken pieces and the sauce ladled over the top.