Recipe per 1kg of Chicken
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 3-4 1x
- Category: Durban Curry
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
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- Sunflower Oil or Ghee
- 2 Medium sized onions
- 2 Cloves of fresh garlic
- Thumb sized piece of ginger
- Fresh chillies (optional)
- Curry leaves
- Durban Curry Lovers, all-in-one Masala (30g or 4 tablespoons per 1kg chicken)
- 3–4 Jam Tomatoes (chopped into a puree in food processor, or grated if done by hand)
- 1kg chicken pieces
- 2 Potatoes (whole or halved)
- Salt
- fresh Dhania (coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Place the onions, chillies, garlic, ginger, a few curry leaves & chillies into a food processor (S-Blade is best) and chop with the pulse function until chopped but not pureed.
- Add your oil or ghee into the pot and heat. Add your chopped onion mixture and fry until soft
- Add the masala to the pot and let fry for a few minutes
- Place the tomatoes & salt into a food processor and use the pulse function to chop until they are pureed, add to pot.
- When the tomatoes are cooked down and the oil starts to separate, add the potatoes and the chicken as well as a few more curry leaves.
- When the chicken & potatoes are cooked, remove from heat, taste for salt and let stand for at least 10 minutes
- Garnish with fresh dhania and serve with your favourite accompaniments.
Notes
If you do not have a food processor or if you simply prefer to chop by hand, then finely chop the onions and grate the tomato.
Keywords: Durban, Chicken Curry