Mughlai Chicken

Name: Mughlai Chicken
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters flaked almonds, toasted, to garnish; 2 bay leaves; 5 cardamom pods, bruised; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 1 kilograms boned chicken thighs, each cut into 2; 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half; 1 teaspoons dried chili flakes; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 inch ginger, peeled; 237 milliliters Greek yogurt; 4 Tbsps ground almonds; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters sultanas (golden raisins); 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters water

Mughlai Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 660 calories, 36g of protein, and 50g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili into a food processor, or into a mortar and pestle, and blend to a paste.

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Coriander

Garlic

Ginger

Chili Pepper

Cumin

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Mortar And Pestle

Food Processor

Add the ground almonds and water and then blend again, set aside.

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Almond Meal

Water

Heat the oil in a large pan and add the chicken pieces - in batches so they fry rather than stew - and cook them just long enough to seal on both sides, then remove to a dish.

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Chicken Pieces

Stew

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the spices and turn them in the oil.

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Spices

Cooking Oil

Add the onions and cook them until softened and lightly browned, but keep the heat gentle and stir frequently, to avoid sticking.

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Onion

Pour in the blended paste, and cook everything until it begins to colour.

Add the yogurt, half a cup at a time stirring it in to make a sauce, then stir in the stock, cream, and sultanas.

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Golden Raisins

Yogurt

Cream

Sauce

Stock

Put the browned chicken back into the pan, along with any juices that have collected under them, and sprinkle over the garam masala, sugar, and salt. Cover and cook on a gentle heat for 20 minutes, testing to make sure the meat is cooked through.

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Garam Masala