Cape Malay Chicken Curry with Yellow Rice

Ingredients of Cape Malay Chicken Curry with Yellow Rice

1. Prepare of FOR THE CURRY:.
2. Prepare 2 tablespoons of sunflower or rapeseed oil.
3. Prepare 1 of large onion, finely chopped.
4. Prepare 4 of large garlic cloves, finely grated.
5. It's 2 tablespoons of finely grated ginger.
6. Prepare 5 of cloves.
7. You need 2 teaspoons of turmeric.
8. It's 1 teaspoon of ground white pepper.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of coriander.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of cumin.
11. Prepare of seeds from 8 cardamom pods, lightly crushed.
12. It's 1 of cinnamon stick, snapped in half.
13. It's 1 of large red chilli, halved, deseeded and sliced.
14. You need 400 g (14 1/10 oz) of can diced tomatoes plus 2 cans water.
15. Prepare 2 tablespoons of mango chutney.
16. Prepare 1 of chicken stock cube, crumbled.
17. It's 12 of bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed.
18. Prepare 500 g (1 1/10 lb) of potatoes, cut into chunks.
19. You need of small bunch coriander (cilantro) chopped.
20. It's of FOR THE YELLOW RICE:.
21. Prepare 50 g (1.76 oz) of butter.
22. Prepare 350 g (12 3/10 oz) of basmati rice.
23. It's 50 g (1.76 oz) of raisins.
24. You need 1 teaspoon of golden caster sugar.
25. It's 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric.
26. It's 1/4 teaspoon of ground white pepper.
27. Prepare 1 of cinammon stick, snapped in half.
28. It's 8 of cardamon pods, lightly crushed.

Cape Malay Chicken Curry with Yellow Rice instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened, stirring every now and then. Stir in the garlic, ginger and cloves, and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently to stop it sticking. Add all the remaining spices and the fresh chilli, stir briefly, then tip in the tomatoes with 2 cans of water, plus the chutney and crumbled stock cube..
2. Add the chicken thighs, pushing them under the liquid, then cover the pan and leave to cook for 35 mins. Stir well, add the potatoes and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins more until they are tender. Stir in the coriander/cilantro..
3. About 10 mins before you want to serve, make the rice. Put the butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices in a large pan with 550ml (2 1/3 cups) water and 1/2 tsp salt. Bring to the boil and, when the butter has melted, stir, cover and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins. Fluff up and serve with the curry..

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