Pumpkin Chicken Curry Food

THAI PUMPKIN CURRY WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sauté until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan and place on a plate, then cover loosely with foil.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pot. Add the onion and carrots and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and turmeric, and sauté 30 seconds.
• Add the bell pepper, pumpkin and green beans, and sauté 1 minute longer.
• Add the the chicken back to the pan along with the red curry paste, coconut milk and water, and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the pumpkin is tender and the sauce has thickened, about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400F / 200C.
• Peel and chop the pumpkin into 1-inch pieces. Toss in olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and the pinch of cayenne. Mix well.
• Place on a baking tray and roast in the oven for around 20 minutes until soft. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, dice the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet or pot and cook the chicken until cooked through, around 5 minutes. You may need to do this in batches. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil in the pan. Add the onion and cook over a low-medium heat until soft, around 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Stir in the curry powder and cook for a further 2 minutes
• Stir in the tomatoes, stock, brown sugar and cream and mix well.
• Bring to the boil and add the chicken. Allow it to simmer for around 10 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken and the flavors to infuse.
• Stir in the pumpkin.
• Add the spinach and stir until the leaves are wilted.
• Sprinkle with fresh cilantro leaves and serve with rice or naan bread and yoghurt or cucumber raita.

CHICKEN AND PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat a wok to hot.
• Stir-fry the sesame seeds for 1-2 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Remove.
• Swirl the oil in the wok to coat the sides.
• Stir-fry the onion for 3 minutes or until soft.
• Add the garlic, ginger, spices and chilli and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add the chicken strips and stir fry for a couple of minutes or until all the meat has changed colour.
• Add the pumpkin and capsicum and stir fry for 2 minutes more.
• Add the liquids and essence and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer loosely covered for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer for a further 5-10 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender and the liquid has thickened.
• Season with salt and scatter with the toasted sesame seeds and the coriander leaves.

RED CURRY CHICKEN AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot over high heat. Add chicken to hot oil; cook, stirring occasionally until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 of the red onion and brown sugar. Cook until onions have softened and sugar starts to caramelize on the bottom of the pan, about 3 minutes. Stir in black pepper, cumin, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Toss in ginger and garlic; stir until sizzling, about 1 minute.
• Add 4 cups chicken broth and stir to deglaze the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil. Add coconut milk and curry paste. Add cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Stir in fish sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Carefully cut squash with a large knife on a cutting board. Remove seeds and peel and discard skin. Cut flesh into bite-sized pieces. You should have about 1 1/2 pounds squash.
• Add squash to soup and salt to taste. Add remaining chicken broth to cover squash. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin is just barely tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in remaining red onion, bell pepper, and green onions; cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in 1/2 cup cilantro and 1/4 cup basil. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with more cilantro, basil, green onions, and serrano chiles. Squeeze lime juice into each bowl.

PUMPKIN CURRY WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a sauté pan, then gently fry the curry paste with the onions, lemongrass, cardamom and mustard seed for 2-3 mins until fragrant. Stir the pumpkin or squash into the pan and coat in the paste, then pour in the stock and coconut milk. Bring everything to a simmer, add the chickpeas, then cook for about 10 mins until the pumpkin is tender. The curry can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.
• Squeeze the juice of one lime into the curry, then cut the other lime into wedges to serve alongside. Just before serving, tear over mint leaves, then bring to the table with the lime wedges and warm naan breads.

CHICKEN WITH PUMPKIN & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Peel the pumpkin, remove any seeds and fibrous bits and cut the flesh into bitesized pieces. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Stir in the ginger, cinnamon and the chicken pieces and cook for 3-5 minutes, turning to brown them slightly all over.
• Add the tomatoes, sugar and harissa, season and stir well. Add the chickpeas, pumpkin pieces and 4-5 tbsp water. Cover and cook for 20- 30 minutes or until the chicken and pumpkin are tender (the pumpkin releases its own water, but if it becomes too dry, add a drop more during the cooking to give you a juicy sauce). Stir in the chopped coriander before serving.

PUMPKIN-CURRY CHICKEN OVER CASHEW RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions., Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon curry powder and pepper. In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the pumpkin, broth, raisins, apple butter, five-spice powder and remaining curry powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes to allow flavors to blend., Stir cashews into cooked rice and serve with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

TIKKA CHICKEN WITH PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• Set the chicken breasts in a casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Mix the lime juice and honey together and pour over them. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add dry spice to a heavy-bottomed frying pan on medium heat, stirring until they darken and become fragrant-this will take about 3-5 minutes. Remove the spices from the heat. Put this mixture into a medium sized bowl.
• Put the pan back on medium heat, and cook the shallots in the oil, stirring constantly until they turn deep golden. Add ginger, chili and garlic, and cook, stirring, until the shallots are a deep reddish brown, the garlic is golden. Remove the mixture from the pan, discard the chili and puree into a fine paste. Add to the spice mixture, then stir in the pumpkin and coconut milk.
• Using a whisk, beat the yogurt into the mix.
• Pour over the chicken pieces, and put a piece of foil over the top of the casserole before fitting the lid tightly over it. Allow chicken to marinate in the refrigerator.
• While chicken is marinating, preheat the oven at 450 degrees F.
• After marinating for an hour, put the casserole into the oven, and bake for 40 minutes.
• Scatter cilantro over the chicken. Best served over basmati rice.