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California Curry Chicken

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This dish is an attempt to replicate the flavor of curry chicken dishes that are served at Indian restaurants in California.

Total 00:45
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 cup diced yellow onions
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 lb boneless chicken meat, cut into cubes
  • 6 small potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cooked (boiled, baked, or steamed)
  • 4 tbsp mild curry powder
  • 1 tbsp chile powder
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 ½ cups (12 oz) coconut milk
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 can (12 oz) diced tomatoes, with liquid
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ¼–½ cup of instant mashed potato flakes
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat cooking oil in a 4-quart stockpot.
  2. 2
    Add onions and garlic. Fry for about 1 minute.
  3. 3
    Add chicken. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add cooked potatoes.
  5. 5
    Add all the spices, and stir to coat chicken and potatoes. Cook for about 5 minutes more.
  6. 6
    Add sauce ingredients, stir well, bring to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.
  7. 7
    Add ¼ cup of mashed potato flakes, and stir until curry is thickened. If a thicker curry is desired, add additional potato flakes a tablespoon at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
  8. 8
    Add salt and pepper to taste.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Frying

Dietary Information

Gluten Free

Recipe Attribution

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