Nepali Style Chicken Curry With Basmati Rice Recipes

NEPALI CHICKEN TARKARI

Steps:

• Mix together the turmeric, pepper and salt.
• Rub the turmeric black pepper, and salt all over the chicken and let marinate in the refrigerator, covered, for 30 minutes.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, dry-roast the mustard seeds for a few seconds, or until they are fragrant.
• Remove from the skillet and repeat with the fenugreek seeds.
• Be careful not to burn the spices.
• Combine the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder and grind into a coarse powder.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic, ginger, ground spice mixture, cumin, chilies, and bay leaves and stir to combine.
• Add the onion and saute until slightly translucent.
• Drop in the marinated chicken and stir-fry for 4 minutes, then add the stock and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then decrease the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the chopped cilantro.
• Serve with cooked white rice.

NEPALI CHICKEN TARKARI (CHICKEN CURRY)

Steps:

• Mix turmeric with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
• Cut the chicken into chunks.
• Rub the chicken with the turmeric mix and let marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1h.
• Heat the mustard and fenugreek seeds, on low heat, in a small skillet until crackled. Be careful to not burn the spices. Grind the spices together.
• Heat a large tablespoon of olive oil in a pan or a casserole over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the mustard and fenugreek mix, garlic, ginger, cumin, chilies, bay leave and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken and cook for 8 minutes.
• Add the stock and tomato, a pinch of salt and cook for 30 minutes on low heat.
• Top with cilantro and serve with rice.

NEPALI STYLE CHICKEN CURRY WITH BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice until water runs clear. Bring rice and 2 1/4 cups water to siimmer in large saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tendar and liquid is absorbed, 16 to 18 minutes. remove pot from heat and set aside, covered for 10 minutes.
• While rice cooks, chop onion. Mince garlic. Peel and grate ginger. Core tomatoes and chop coarse.
• Trim chicken and cut into 1 inch cubes. Toss chicken with 2 teaspoons curry powder, salt and pepper in bowl and set aside.
• Saute onion in vegetable oil over medium heat until softened. Add cardamom, garlic, ginger, and remaining 1 teaspoon of curry powder and cook unitl fragrant about 30 seconds. Stir in chicken and cook until lightly browned, about three minutes.
• Stir in broth and half of tomatoes, scraping up any browned bits, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until chicken is tender and suace is slightly thickened and reduced by half, 8-10 minutes.
• While chicken simmers, chop 2 tablespoons cilantro. Remove skillet from heat. In small bowl whisk yogurt until smooth. Whisk about 1 cup of hot liquid into yogurt until combine, Stir in cilantro and reamining tomatoes. Fluff rice with fork and serve.

PULAU NEPALESE BASMATI RICE DISH

Steps:

• Wash the rice several times and let it soak for 30 minutes.
• Drain the rice well in a sieve.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook onion until soft.
• Add all ingredients & spices, (except salt) to the pan and stir fry for 2 minutes over medium heat.
• Add 2 cups of water to the pan with salt and bring to a boil then cover tightly and.
• turn the heat to low.
• Simmer for 20 minutes, adding additional water during cooking, if necessary, until rice is tender and fluffy and all the water is absorbed.
• Remove bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon sticks before serving.