When I was at my best friend’s house as a teenager I could often be found hanging around the kitchen. I have always been fascinated by cooking and cooks and my best friend’s Mother was always trying something tasty! This recipe is one from the Islands where they come from. I also experienced the cooking when I was there with them in the 90’s.
Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, in pieces
1 medium onion
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 stem of curry leaves
2 cm cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
3 cloves of garlic
1 tsp fennel seed
3 cloves
5 cardamom pods
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp curry powder
2 cups water
2 stems finely chopped parsley
Method:
Heat the oil, when the oil is hot enough add the fennel seeds, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick and wait until golden brown. Next stir in the chopped onion, curry leaves and cook for a couple of minutes, then add the ginger, garlic and chicken pieces and stir well. Add the turmeric, chili and curry powders; let the spices cook to release the flavors. Stir in salt and enough water to just cover the pieces of chicken, put the lid on the pan and cook until the chicken is tender. Serve with white rice and garnish parsley or if you prefer coriander.
Lisa – is the owner of Cookfolio. Lisa is a blogger and self confessed web junkie. Originally from Australia Lisa has been living in The Hague for over 20 years. You can find Lisa online at: lisarouissi.com & on Twitter @koffiekitten. If you have an idea or a question get in touch.
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Hello. I found your site on the Blog Action Day site – your blogs look great. I will try this recipe – I spent some years in Fiji at school and LOVE their curries. This is an easy one with loads of items I already have in my store cupboard – I have an Australian kitchen so lots of space. Also keen to try Dutch recipes too – my Dad lives in Holland so the kids are keen to eat what Opa does.x
Hi UrbanMum, thanks for dropping by. I look forward to reading about your Fiji curry, their curries are some of the best, especially when you are on Fiji it´s self
Missing the Australian kitchen, ours is so tiny that it is depressing. I don’t have any Dutch recipes on here but I suppose it’s about time I change that. We don’t really eat Dutch cuisine… but I can post the variations we do.