Here’s a quick recipe of what I cooked last night, let me emphasize of the speed and simplicity of this recipe, as well as all the others that will regularely be added up to this What’s Cooking Blog.

Preparation Time : 10 mns  -  Cooking Time : 20 mns  -  For 4 People

Ingredients : 

• 4 medium size chicken breasts (cubbed into 1” chunks)
• 2 table spoons of Sharwood’s Tandoori Paste/Powder+ salt & pepper to taste
• 2 large onions (peeled and chopped)
• 4 cloves of garlic (peeled and chopped)
• 2 large carotts (peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes)
• 1 large bell pepper (diced into 1/2 inch strips)
• 1 large potatoes (peeled and diced into  1” chunks)
• 150 g (5.3 oz) :  frozen Baby Peas
• 500 ml (17 oz) :  Coconut Cream (UHT Long Life or Canned)
• 200 ml (7 oz) of water
• mustard seeds, garam masala (to taste and if available)

 

• 250 g of Basmati rice
• 10 to 12 papadums

Procedure :

1. Warm up the pot in which you plan to prepare the Tandoori in with 2 TSP of canola/peanut oil.
2. When the oil starts to smoke, put in the pre-cut chicken breasts, along with the salt & pepper and Tandoori. Stir in gently ensuring the chicken is sizzling enough, but not cooking too fast.
3. Now, add the prepared onions and garlic, saute the whole thing until the onions browns a little.
4. Then add the diced carotts and peas, stir the whole things nicely ensuring nothing sticks to the bottom of the pot. Lower the intensity of the heat if needed.
5. At this stage, all that is required is to put in the water and coconut cream, to stir the whoole thing up and to add the potatoes to the mix.
6. Now, simply lower the intensity of the heat, put a lid on the pot, and let it simmer for 20 mns, ensuring you stir every now and again (…to avoid having things stick on the bottom of the pot ).
7. Prepare your steamed Basmati rice and your papadums (either fried or microwaved) in the mean time.
8. Once the chicken and potatoes are cooked, you can serve and enjoy !

 

Don’t forget to share with me how it turned out for you, and if you have any questions, you know what to do!