Great Curry In A Hurry Food

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, onion and sweet potato to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the curry powder over the vegetables and continue cooking for another minute. Reduce the heat to medium low and pour in the coconut milk and broth, stirring to combine. Mix in the honey and salt. Allow the sauce to heat up until gently simmering.
• Add the chicken to the sauce, tossing to coat, and allow it to simmer until warmed through, about 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Mix in the chopped cilantro, hot sauce and lime juice.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with mango cubes, cilantro leaves and lime wedges.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to the package directions.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook, occasionally stirring, for 7 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the curry powder and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the yogurt and cream and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, and tomatoes (if desired). Remove from heat.
• Divide the rice and chicken among individual bowls, spoon the sauce over the top, and sprinkle with the cilantro.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY WITH BASMATI

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• For the curry spice: Add to a small skillet: cumin, coriander, mustard seed, fennel seed, fenugreek, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, curry leaves and cardamom. Heat and toast about 2 minutes over medium heat. Transfer to a spice mill, zap it up and grind spices. Add turmeric and red pepper flake or powder and zap again. Reserve any extra in an airtight container.
• For the chicken and vegetables: Place a medium pot on stove with 2 quarts water and bring to boil.
• Heat a griddle pan or large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for bread.
• Place a bowl on the counter. As you work, transfer your ingredients to a bowl. Trim the top and roots of leek and split it lengthwise. Fan it under cold running water to release grit. Leave on cloth to dry. Peel and chop onion. Slice chile peppers if using. Peel garlic. Rub skin off the ginger with the tip of a spoon. Peel apple then cut 1/4-inch slices around the core in slabs. Stack and chop into about 1/4-inch dice. Split the halved leek again lengthwise and slice 1/4 inch.
• Place a deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat and melt butter. Add the vegetables and stir. Grate garlic and ginger and add along with curry spice and curry leaves if using. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the flour and stir a minute or so. Whisk in broth, bring to a boil and reduce, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add rice to the boiling water. Boil 12 minutes, then rinse in a strainer under HOT water to serve.
• While the curry thickens, peel chicken of the skin and cut away meat. Pull into bite-size pieces.
• Stir chutney into sauce to combine, then add chicken. Adjust salt if necessary.
• Add a splash of water to griddle pan or skillet and place naan bread on to char both sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove bread from griddle and cut into quarters.
• Pull cilantro and chop scallions, whites and greens.
• Serve curry in shallow bowls or dishes with a lip on or beside rice, with naan strips alongside. Garnish with scallions and cilantro.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Prepare rice to package directions. For spicy rice, toast coriander, cumin and mustard seeds in the bottom of a medium saucepan in 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil. When seeds pop and you can smell seasonings, add water and prepare rice as directed.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and lightly brown. Remove chicken. To same pan, add garlic, ginger and onions and saute together for 3 to 5 minutes. Add flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken broth to the pan and bring to a bubble. Add curry paste and mincemeat and reduce heat to medium low. Add chicken pieces back to the pan. Taste and add a little salt, if you feel it necessary. Simmer curry 5 to 10 minutes.
• Assemble your toppings in small dishes. Serve curry in shallow bowls with scoops of rice or spiced Basmati. Garnish with any or all of your toppings.

CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan, add onion and fry until they colour. Crush the garlic into the pan, add ginger and chilli; cook briefly. Add tomatoes and a quarter of a can of water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 mins, add prawns or chicken and gujarati masala, cover and cook for 2-3 mins for prawns and 5-6 mins for chicken.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer, then stir in the yogurt, a tablespoonful at time. Sprinkle with coriander and serve with warm garlic and coriander naans and a crisp salad of cucumber, shredded lettuce, sliced red onion and wedges of lemon.

BEEF CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While rice is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer until liquid is almost absorbed, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk vinegar and sugar together in a medium bowl. Add carrots, bell pepper, and cauliflower and toss until vegetables are coated with vinegar mixture.
• Puree peas with 2 tablespoons water in the bowl of a food processor until thick and smooth.
• Layer plates with rice, peas, beef, and vegetables.

CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, one that owns a lid, and drop in the scallions. Cook, stirring for a minute or 2, and then add the curry paste.
• Add the chicken pieces and keep turning over heat for 2 minutes, before adding the coconut milk, stock (or rather water and stock concentrate or cube) and fish sauce and then the frozen peas and soya beans.
• Simmer for 10 minutes then add the frozen fine beans and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice or noodles, as wished, sprinkling over the coriander/cilantro as you do so. Put out a plate of lime wedges for people to squeeze over as they eat.

GREAT CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and sauté until just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add curry powder to skillet and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add brandy and cook until almost evaporated, standing back in case brandy ignites. Mix in flour. Add broth, cream and chutney and stir until smooth. Increase heat and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce coats spoon lightly. Return chicken and any collected juices to skillet. Cook just until chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

EASY BEEF CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and curry paste and cook for 3 minutes. Add the beef and cook until browned.
• Add the soup and water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes or until beef is tender.
• Stir in tomatoes cook for 2 minutes until heated through.
• Stir in mint & serve with yoghurt and steamed rice.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise, onions, ginger and curry powder; set aside.
• Place the chicken in a medium bowl.
• Combine the paprika and pepper.
• Sprinkle over the chicken and toss until coated.
• Spray an unheated, large no-stick skillet with no-stick spray.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken.
• Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Stir in the yogurt mixture.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Serve over the rice.

PORK CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion, red pepper, celery, and peanuts in butter.
• Stir in flour, then add stock.
• Add chutney, curry, salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer 10 minutes, or until thickened, stirring often.
• Add the apple wedges and cooked pork and heat thoroughly.
• Serve with hot rice.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Combine curry paste, white wine vinegar, ginger, cumin, and cardamom in processor; blend to paste. Transfer spice paste to large bowl; add cut-up chicken pieces and rub to coat well, then sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and any spice paste remaining in bowl to skillet; cook until well browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to bowl. Add onions to skillet; sauté until golden, adding water by tablespoonfuls if dry, about 5 minutes. Add diced tomatoes with juice; bring to simmer. Return chicken pieces to skillet. Spoon some of juices in skillet over chicken. Bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, adding water by 1/4 cupfuls to thin juices, if desired, and turning chicken once, about 25 minutes. Transfer chicken pieces and juices to shallow bowl. Divide chicken equally among 4 plates; sprinkle each portion with chopped fresh cilantro and serve.

VEGETABLE CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon EVOO, 1 turn of the pan, over medium heat. Add the rice and toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 3 cups chicken broth, the bay leaf, lemon zest, coriander, cumin, turmeric and cardamom. Cover the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 18 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and discard the bay leaf. Add the butter and toss to evenly coat the rice; set aside.
• While the rice cooks, in a large, deep nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower, eggplant, bell pepper, onion and garlic; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Uncover and stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas, curry paste and chutney; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining 1 cup chicken broth and simmer for 6 to 7 minutes. Serve the vegetable curry with scoops of rice on top. Top with the scallions, cilantro and almonds.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Put the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. When hot, add the onions (and optional raisins), sprinkle with some salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium, sprinkle with half of the curry powder, and continue to cook a minute or two.
• Meanwhile, season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle it with the remaining curry powder. Move the onion to one side of the skillet and add the chicken in one layer. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the sour cream and stir constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture is nice and thick. Return the chicken to the skillet and cook for a couple more minutes, or until cooked through, turning once.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley and serve with rice.