Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Curry Chicken Served with a Stir fry Chickpeas Salad




Today I will be cooking in the kitchen Curry chicken with a stir fry chickpeas salad.

I discovered this recipe from my mom who is always learning to invent and spice up our Sunday dinners together. This is a light meal for all those who are watching their weight or waistline. It is also not recommend if you have picky guests over.


So let’s get started
Ingredients for Chickpeas salad
     - chickpeas
     - green peppers
     - yellow peppers
     - broccoli
     - carrots
Step 1: clean all the vegetables carefully, and then cut u your peppers and broccoli in smaller bite size pieces.
Step 2: Heat your pan up and add olive oil to the pan  approximately 4 tsps. , use your judgment..
Step 3: add all the ingredients listed above and let it cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes , stir occasionally, feel free to add more of your favorite vegetables I desired. 
You will need the following ingredients

-          Cleaned chicken

-          Curry powder

-          Thyme chopped up

-          2 very small onions

-          1 ½  tsp. of Salt

-          2 spoons of grated ginger                                                          


-          Cilantro

-          1 tsp. of turmeric powder

-          1 tsp. of garlic

-           4 tsp. of Olive oil

 

Optional add ins I didn’t use

-          Mustard seeds

-          Chicken broth

-          Scallions

Step 1: Ensue that you chicken is properly cleaned and all skin and fat have been removed.

Step 2: wash the chicken with salt, lime juice or vinegar to kill any possible germs

Step 3: cut the onions and garlic (if in solid form) into tiny bite size pieces, then place them into a bowl

Step 4: add all of the other ingredients into the bowl as well as the chicken and mix the chicken into the seasoning until it is fully covered.

Step 5: Cover the bowl with glad wrap or a plate to allow the seasoning to soak into the chicken.

Step 6: When you are ready to cook the curry chicken place it on the stove and make sure the pot is on maximum heat (boiling almost) pour the chicken into the pot slowly. Wait for chicken to brown  and continually stir and pour a tip of water every so often so the chicken does not burn. It should take approximately ½ an hour to cook.