Cook the Book: Kashmiri Chicken

Name: Cook the Book: Kashmiri Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 2 black cardamom pods; 680 grams chicken pieces or 4 leg quarters, skinned; 1 teaspoons pure red chile powder (or paprika or Kashmiri chile powder, for color); 0 inches fresh ginger, peeled; 5 cloves garlic, peeled; 6 green cardamom pods; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 small –medium onion, peeled and sliced; 4 servings Salt, to taste; 3 mediums –large tomatoes, puréed; 4 Tbsps vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cook the Book: Kashmiri Chicken a try. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 420 calories, 24g of protein, and 32g of fat each. If you have vegetable oil, ground cumin, chicken pieces, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the bay leaves you could follow this main course with the Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and דל פחמימות, diet.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan and add the whole spices; let them splutter for 15 seconds.

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Sauce Pan

Add the onion and cook until golden. Meanwhile, using a blender, make a fine paste of the ginger and garlic with a little water.

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Garlic

Ginger

Onion

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Add to the pan and cook until the excess liquid has evaporated and the paste has fried for 30 seconds.

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Frying Pan

Add the salt, powdered spices and tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until oil is released from the masala sauce, around 10–15 minutes.

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Add 3/4 cup water and bring to the boil, then taste and adjust the seasoning.

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Add the chicken pieces and cook, covered, until the chicken is cooked through, around 25 minutes. Take off the lid and add a splash of water from a recently boiled kettle if the gravy has reduced too much or, if necessary, cook off excess liquid over high heat.

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