Pistachio Cream Chicken Curry Food

PISTACHIO CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the flour, walnuts, and butter and mix well. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake in the preheated oven until the nuts are fragrant and the crust is lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool.
• Mix together the cream cheese, vanilla, confectioners' sugar, and 1 cup whipped topping. Beat well, and spread the filling over the cooled crust. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Mix the instant pudding with milk until thick. Spread the pudding over the cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping, sprinkle with nuts, and decorate with maraschino cherries.

PISTACHIO CREAM CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Cut the chicken meat into bite-size pieces and set aside.
• In a small cereal bowl put the ground coriander, turmeric, cayenne and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a large nonstick frying pan put the oil and onions and stir-fry over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Move the onions to the side of the frying pan and add the garlic.
• Stir-fry the garlic for about 30-45 seconds, and then incorporate the garlic into the fried onions.
• Add the chicken meat and stir-fry until many of the chicken pieces have brown spots, about 10 minutes.
• Add the cereal bowl with the spices and once it is incorporated into the chicken mixture add the water, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally until the chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the pistachio nuts into a food processor and process as much as possible without letting the nuts get pasty.
• Next, in batches, put these nuts into a spice grinder and powder.
• Set the powdered nuts aside.
• When the chicken is done cooking, turn off the heat and stir in the powdered pistachio nuts, mixing well.
• Add the heavy cream and garam masala. Stir until everything is well blended.
• Check to see if more salt or water is needed.
• You could probably substitute almonds or cashews for the pistachio nuts.

PISTACHIO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium sauté pan.
• Sauté Onions until Translucent (not caramelized).
• Add pistachios and enough olive oil to lightly coat.
• Cook for about a minute, the pistachios should not change color.
• Add cream until heated throughout.
• Remove from heat.
• Add seasonings to taste.
• Serve over pasta of choice.
• Top with grated cheese.

PISTACHIO CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Mix together pistachios and bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. In a separate bowl, stir together Dijon mustard, olive oil, honey, salt and pepper until smooth. Dip chicken into Dijon mixture to coat, then coat with bread crumbs. Place onto prepared baking sheet.
• Place into preheated oven and turn the oven down to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake until the chicken is no longer pink and the pistachio coating is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH HERBS AND MUSTARD CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Finely grind nuts in processor. Add panko and blend, using on/off turns. Transfer to shallow baking dish. Mix mustard, basil, dill and rosemary in medium bowl. Spread mustard mixture over both sides of each chicken breast. Dip chicken breasts into nut mixture, coating completely. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 chicken breasts to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to baking sheet. Remove any leftover nuts from skillet. Repeat with remaining 2 chicken breasts, adding more oil to skillet as necessary. Bake chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Spoon Mustard-Cream Sauce over chicken and serve immediately.