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Spiced Chicken with Sour Cream

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Spiced Chicken with Sour Cream — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 6 whole cardamom pods, seeds removed
  • 2 tsp whole coriander seeds
  • ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp whole cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 lb fryer chicken or chicken parts
  • ½ cup currants (or raisins, if currants are unavailable)
  • 1 cup sour cream (or 1 cup plain yogurt plus ½ cup sour cream)
  • ¼–⅓ cup slivered almonds (toasted if you prefer)
  • 2 tbsp shredded (or chipped) coconut (also toasted)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat oil in a pan until quite hot but not smoking.
  2. 2
    Add cardamom seeds, coriander, cinnamon, cumin, and bay leaf. Cook until seeds crack (1–2 minutes).
  3. 3
    Reduce heat, then add garlic and onion. Cook until tender and translucent.
  4. 4
    Reserve onion mixture in a dish.
  5. 5
    Season chicken with salt and pepper, then roll in flour.
  6. 6
    Fry chicken in the pan, adding oil if needed, until almost done.
  7. 7
    Add the reserved onion mixture and currants.
  8. 8
    Add sour cream (or mixture of sour cream and yogurt) and simmer until chicken is tender and sauce has cooked down a little.
  9. 9
    Serve with Saffron Sweet Rice.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Spiced_Chicken_with_Sour_Cream