Saffron Chicken Curry With Dry Roasted Almonds Recipes

SAFFRON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toast the saffron strands in a dry pan over a medium heat for about 1 minute taking care not to burn them.
• Cool, and then crush them with the back of a spoon.
• Dissolve them in 1 tablespoon of very hot water.
• Heat the ghee (or whatever you use), and gently fry the onion, garlic, ginger and chillis until the onion is soft and golden.
• Add garlic.
• Add the dissolved saffron to the pan with the cardomon, then add the chicken.
• Turn the chicken pieces in the mix, coating well.
• Add the salt, cover and cook for 25 minutes until the chicken is tender.
• Uncover the pan and continue cooking, turning often until the liquid is almost gone.

ALMOND CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• To make the almond chicken curry, put the curry leaves, lime leaves, turmeric, cumin, garam masala, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, fenugreek, dried chilli flakes, amchur, ginger, garlic and almonds into a lidded sauce pan and dry-fry over a medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add the ghee or coconut oil and fry for another 1-2 minutes. Add the chicken, stir to coat in the spices, and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the boiling water, tomato purée and ripe tomatoes, and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked and the tomatoes have broken down to a thick sauce.
• Meanwhile, to make the roasted masala chickpeas with green bean sambol, preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
• Toss the chickpeas, cashews, parsley stalks and green beans in the coconut oil and spices in a roasting tray. Reserve the chopped parsley. Season the chickpeas well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the beans are tender and the chickpeas golden-brown.
• Remove from the oven and toss the roasted chickpeas with the chopped parsley, tomatoes, coconut, lime zest and juice and shallot. Season again and keep warm until ready to serve.
• To finish the almond chicken curry, add the spinach for the last few minutes of cooking, until wilted.
• Scatter the almond chicken curry with coriander and flaked almonds and serve alongside the roasted masala chickpeas.

DELICIOUS SAFFRON CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Fry the saffron threads in a dry frying pan over low heat for 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl, add the 2 tablespoons hot water and set aside. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chili. Fry until very soft. Add the spices, and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the chicken and cook over high heat for 3 minutes, or until the meat is well coated. Add the saffron liquid and the stock. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat, and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Remove the chicken and keep warm. Stir the cornflour in a little bit of hot water and add this mixture to the pan. Boil for 1 minute until the gravy becomes thicker. Serve with rice and best friends.

SAFFRON CHICKEN CURRY WITH DRY-ROASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the yogurt cheese. Then, in a large bowl, mix together the cheese, yogurt, oil, onion, green chili pepper, raw almonds, cumin, garam masala, ginger, cardamom, and salt. Add the chicken and mix well, making sure all the pieces are well-coated with the marinade. Cover and marinate at least 4 and up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.2. When ready to cook, in a small bowl, mix the saffron and milk and set aside about 30 minutes. Place the chicken and all the marinade in a medium nonstick skillet or saucepan, cover, and cook, stirring once or twice, over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes. Uncover the pan, reduce the heat to medium, and continue to cook, stirring as needed, until the chicken is tender, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the almonds.3. Reduce the heat to low, add the saffron-milk and the mint leaves. Cover the pan again and cook another 5 minutes to blend the flavors. Remove to a serving dish, sprinkle the black pepper on top, garnish with the roasted almonds, and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.