@laurenscravings: South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken Curry Ingredients 650 g chicken thighs chopped into bite sizes pieces 100 g ghee or vegetable oil salt & pepper 4 cardamom pods 2 teaspoon coriander seeds see Notes for full list of substitutions 2 teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon fennel seeds 4 onions finely diced 30 g ginger see Notes for full list of substitutions and when to add them 8 garlic cloves minced 1 teaspoon curry leaves crushed 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon fenugreek ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 chicken stock cube 350 ml water 8 tomatoes large vine - chopped into cubes 400g tin chopped tomatoes 1 tablespoon tomato paste 10 small green chillis stalks removed & roughly chopped ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar coriander optional garnish Instructions Heat up vegetable oil in a pan Add chicken thighs with salt & pepper and cook in pan until browned Remove meat from pan and set aside Melt ghee (or vegetable oil) in the pan In a mortar and pestle - crush coriander seeds and remove cardamom seeds from the pods (ie remove outer shells) then add to pan with fennel seeds and cumin seeds - fry for a couple of minutes until fragrant and popping Add onions (finely diced), ginger & garlic cloves, curry leaves, turmeric, fenugreek and ground cinnamon to pan Cook on medium heat for approx 30 minutes with lid on, stirring occasionally Add tomato paste & green chillis and fry for a few minutes Pour in chicken stock, tin chopped tomatoes, tomatoes (chopped into cubes) and previously browned cubed chicken - simmer on medium heat for approx 1.5-2 hours with the lid off Ensure to stir at regular intervals to make sure the curry doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan - and the sauce will start to reduce and thicken Add sugar & salt when it’s reached desired consistency and stir through a generous helping of fresh chopped coriander Serve with rice, naan etc. You can find the full step-by-step recipe ( with photos) on my website: http://laurenscravings.com ❤️ or you can google ‘laurenscravings + name of the recipe’ and it should pop up.

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