Cashew Curry Chicken
From caramia 16 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped (2 cups) shopping list
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger shopping list
- 3 tablespoons curry powder shopping list
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne shopping list
- 1 (3 1/2- to 4-lb) chicken, cut into 10 serving pieces shopping list
- 1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 3/4 cup cashews (1/4 lb) shopping list
- 3/4 cup plain whole-milk yogurt shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Heat butter in a 5 to 6-quart wide heavy pot over moderately low heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- 2.Add curry powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring to coat, 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, including juice, and cilantro and bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes. (If making ahead, see cooks' note, below.)
- Just before serving:
- Pulse cashews in a food processor or electric coffee/spice grinder until very finely ground, then add to curry along with yogurt and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Cooks' note:
- Curry, without yogurt and cashews, can be made 5 days ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat over low heat before stirring in yogurt and ground cashews.
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