Bhuna Chicken With Basmati Rice Food

BHUNA CHICKEN WITH BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Mix barbecue sauce, ketchup and dry seasonings in large bowl until blended. Add chicken; stir until evenly coated with barbecue sauce mixture. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add garlic and chicken mixture; stir. Cook 8 to 10 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently. Add green onions and vinegar; mix well.
• Serve over rice.

CHICKEN BHUNA

Steps:

• To make the onion purée, bring a small pan of water to the boil and add half the roughly chopped onion. Boil until soft (about 10 mins), drain and puree with a hand blender or mini food processor.
• Heat a large saucepan on a high heat. Once it's hot add the oil and finely chopped onions and reduce to a low heat. Cook the onions slowly and gently until golden brown in colour, and season.
• Add the ginger and garlic purée, curry powder, turmeric, chilli powder and a splash of water to the pan of onions and stir in well. Fry for a couple of mins. Add the diced chicken thighs and stir in well.
• Mix the yogurt, tomato purée and onion purée together in a jug with 300ml water. Pour into the saucepan and mix well. Turn up the heat until the sauce begins to boil. Simmer for 15 to 20 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Finally, sprinkle in the garam masala and stir in well for the final 2 mins before serving.

CHICKEN BHUNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan (or wok) and add the garlic, green chillies and ginger. Mix them for a minute in hot oil then add the chopped onions. Stir and leave to cook over a medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Once the onions have turned a golden colour, add the turmeric, chilli, cumin, coriander and garam masala powders. Stir and cook for about a minute.
• Add the chopped tomatoes with 100ml water and a good pinch of salt. Stir together, cover the pan and allow it to come to a boil. Stir occasionally until the masala becomes nice and thick.
• Add the chicken to the pan and coat the pieces in the masala so it's all nicely covered. Cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and combined with the thick masala sauce. (Leave lid off for last 5 minutes to reduce if it needs to be thickened.).
• Stir in the lemon juice to add a little zing and garnish with coriander (if using) to serve, with basmati rice and/or roti/naan.

CHICKEN BHUNA MASALA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, toast the cumin, coriander, and cardamom over low heat until you smell the spices, about 1 minute. Grind the spices finely in a spice grinder. Add oil to the skillet, and heat over medium-high until the oil is very hot or smoking. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Let the chicken brown before stirring; and brown evenly on each side. Add the curry powder, chili powder, cinnamon, tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, and white wine. Bring to a boil, and then simmer over low heat until the sauce thickens, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the cilantro.
• Ladle the masala over a bed of basmati rice. Lightly spray the uncooked poppadum with vegetable spray on both sides and cook in the microwave on high until poppadum is puffed and crisp, about 45 seconds. Serve with mango chutney on the side.

CHICKEN BHUNA MASALA - A CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, toast the cumin, coriander, and cardamom over low heat until you smell the spices, about 1 minute. Grind the spices finely in a spice grinder.
• Add oil to the skillet, and heat over medium-high until the oil is very hot or smoking. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Let the chicken brown before stirring; and brown evenly on each side.
• Add the curry powder, chili powder, cinnamon, tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, coconut milk along with the rest of the ground spices and white wine. Bring to a boil, and then simmer over low heat until the sauce thickens, about 1 hour.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the cilantro.