When it was time to cook dinner all I had in the fridge was chicken, frozen spinach and a can of sweet corn. I was feeling far too lazy to take the two minute walk to the grocery store. It was a boiling warm Friday. I was feeling hot and needed to get this out of the way as soon as possible, so I could hit the shower and head out - did I mention it was a Friday?
I have this terrible paranoia whenever I cook a curry that I will smell of a curry. The paranoia can be due to a few things, 1) The obvious racial slurs that were common in the early 90's 2) The smelly first generation Desi's badly dressed, with even worse hygiene 3) Having family members belonging to the catering industry and having awful flashbacks of them returning/visiting from work with the stale smell of curry on their clothes
Needless to say, I can go on.
Sorry, now you have the awful smell in your mind.
Let's count to three,
one
Mountain tops
two
Wild flower garden
three.
Sunny beach.
Back to the dinner I cooked, it was wonderful - husband approved wonderful.
Ingredients
Half Chicken - 1 cut into 10 pieces
Sweet corn - 1 cob, if using tinned, then strain and rinse
Spinach - three cups, finely chopped
Vegetable Oil - 2 tablespoons
Onion - 1 chopped into fine slices
Garlic - 1 clove grounded
Salt - 1/2 tablespoon
Curry Powder - 1 teaspoon
Chilli Powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Salt - 1/2 tablespoon
Lemon - 1 juiced.
Tomato - 3
Fresh Green chillies - 4 finely diced.
Coriander - 1 table spoons, finely chopped.
This is a very fusion dish, sweet corn is not used in curries. My mother would probably hit me with her
Fatah in dismay.
The Masala
Pour the oil into the pan and warm for 2 minutes on full gas. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Then add the onion and salt, cook till golden. Stir regularly. Once the onion and the garlic are soft and golden add the chilli powder, the curry powder and the turmeric powder. Cook the spices for another 3 minutes but keep mixing. This is all done on a high heat. Do not burn the spices.
The Salon
Once the spices have been cooked add the lemon juice and tomato. Simmer for two minutes then add 6 cups of water and the Chicken. Cook for 20 minutes on full gas with the lid on the pan. Add the sweet corn and spinach and cook for another 10 minutes.
The Garnish
The chicken should be soft and juicy. Finish by sprinkling coriander and fresh green chillies. Simmer for 5 minutes. Eat with Jasmine White Rice.
Enjoy Boys and Girls
*smile*
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