Simple Curry!

Simple Chicken Curry!

Building your curry!
In a large skillet or dutch oven with 3 T oil saute 1 onion for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile....
With your mortar & pestle - crush 2" piece Ginger & 1 whole Garlic head  (or....chop it up!)
... stir into the onions and saute another 5 minutes.
Add:
1 can tomato paste
3 T curry seasoning
Saute & push around another 5 minutes.

Add:
2 to 3 lbs Chicken of any kind:  breast, legs, thighs.
4-6 Cups of at least 2 Veggies of any sort.... eggplant, green beans,  carrots, cauliflower, bell peppers, peas, mushrooms, sweet potatoes  (any frozen mix will work great too)  I like at least 3 different veggies!
1 can diced or crushed tomatoes
Water to cover.
Cook/bake till chicken & veggies are done, sauce should be thick like spaghetti sauce!

Try other Curries by adding these additional ingredients ... all delicious!!
Add all spices during sauteing.  Add creams at the end to avoid curdling.

Spicy Curry add 1/2 tsp ground red pepper and 3 hot peppers w/seeds!
North India Curry 1 c yoghurt.
South India Curry 1 c heavy cream.
Thai Curry 1 can 'Thai Kitchen' coconut milk.
Moroccan Curry  Sweet potatoes, eggplant, 1/4 c raisin or dates,1/4 c dried apricots,  1/4 c nuts (cashews, sliced almonds or walnuts), nutmeg, cinnamon, juice & zest of 1/2 lemon & cardamom. Serve with couscous!
Lentil Curry add 2 c uncooked red or 2 c cooked brown lentils (red is very mild in flavor, tiny in size and cooks quickly). 
Chickpea Curry add 2 cans chick peas!
Fancy Curry  1/2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp black mustard seed, 1 T tamarind, 1 tsp cumin seed, grated fresh nutmeg, cinnamon stick, fenugreek, cardamom, 1/4 tsp hing, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 2 bay leaves.  Any Meat, Vegetarian Meat or No Meat works for any curry!

Fast Curry use precooked & veggies.



Serve Curries with rice!