Jamie Oliver Chicken Curry Food

JAMIE OLIVER'S FAVOURITE CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Put the onion and ginger into a food processor and blend till finely diced.
• Heat a little oil in a pan. Add the mustard and fenugreek seeds, chillies and curry leaves.
• As the mustard seeds begin to pop, add the onion mixture. Cook for about 5 minutes until they have softened.
• After adding the onion to the pan, put the tomatoes in the food processor and blend too.
• Add the chilli powder, turmeric and coriander to the pan, followed by the tomatoes and coconut milk. Add a little water too. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes. Season with a little salt to tastes if necessary. Then add the spinach and stir in until wilted. Serve with rice or naan.

JOOLS' EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Peel and slice the onion. Peel the ginger and garlic, then finely chop or grate them on a microplane.
• Heat a lug of oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the onions and cook for around 8 minutes, or until softened and slightly golden, stirring regularly. Add the ginger and garlic cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the tikka masala paste, yoghurt and tomato purée together in a bowl. Halve and add the chicken thighs to the bowl. Stir everything together and get all the chicken covered in the paste mixture.
• Scrape everything into the pan, making sure you get all the paste mixture in there. Cook the chicken for 5 minutes or so, or until you see it start to colour.
• Add the tinned tomatoes, drained lentils and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add splashes of water to loosen, if needed.
• When the time's up, stir in the spinach (if using) and allow it to wilt. Next add the mango chutney and taste for seasoning.
• Pull the chicken apart with forks and stir it through. Serve with wholemeal basmati rice and yoghurt on the side, if you like.

JAMIE OLIVER'S FAVOURITE CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan, and when hot add the mustard seeds. Wait for them to pop, then add the fenugreek seeds, fresh green chilies, curry leaves and ginger. Stir and fry for a few minutes. Chop the onions and add to the same pan. Continue to cook for 5 munutes, until the onion is light brown and soft, then add the chilli powder and turmeric. Chop the tomatoes and add them to the pan too. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add 1 or 2 wineglasses of water and the coconut milk. Simmer for about 5 minutes until it has the consistency of double cream, then season carefully with salt.
• Take this sauce as a base. To make the fish curry, add the fish and tamarind to the sauce and simmer for 6 minutes. Feel free to add some baby spinach and chopped coriander at the end of the cooking time.

CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA BY JAMIE OLIVER

Steps:

• Grate the garlic and ginger and put to one side in a bowl. Chop the chillies as finely as possible and mix them in with the garlic and ginger. Heat a good splash of oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When they start to pop, add them to the ginger and garlic mixture along with the paprika, cumin, ground coriander and 2 T of the garam masala. Put half of this mix in a bowl, add the yogurt and the chicken pieces to it, stir and leave to marinate for about a half an hour.
• Melt butter in the same saucepan the mustard seeds were in and add the sliced onions and the remaining half of the spice mix. Cook gently for about 15 minutes without browning too much. Add the tomato puree, ground nuts, 2 1/2 C of water and 1/2 t of salt. Stir well and simmer gently for a few minutes. Let this sauce reduce until it thickens slightly and then place to one side.
• Put the marinated chicken on a hot griddle pan and sear until cooked through.
• Warm the sauce and add the cream and the other T of garam masala. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. As soon as it boils, take off the heat and add the grilled chicken. Check the seasoning again and serve sprinkled with the chopped cilantro and the lime juice.

JAMIE OLIVER'S THAI CHICKEN GREEN CURRY

Steps:

• 1.Heat a wok over a high heat and then add the oil. Next add the green curry paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes, ensuring the chicken gets well coated in the curry paste.
• 2.Add the shallot, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, salt and sugar and cook for a.
• further 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and bring to the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3.Take the curry off the heat and leave to cool for 1 minute.
• 4.Serve with the cooked rice.