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Curry chicken

This recipe is common to different countries and they all have different ways of preparing it. my Guyanese friend Remi says its called 'curried chicken/chicken curry' in her country Guyana, where the chicken is cooked in the curry sauce. Indians also have a number of sauces cooked in a rich curry base.I remember an Indian classmate,prachee, who cooked one of those delicious sauces, I think it was called chicken garam marsala.....hmmn, I need to confirm that.
the recipe I am adding is quite easy and faster to prepare
 if you have precooked ingredients like hard boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, cooked chicken.
 Ingredients





  • 2 large carrots,diced or cut in thin strips, one large green pepper,chopped, 2 cloves of garlic,crushed,2 chicken breasts,well spiced and cooked,chicken stock(3 tablespoons),one chicken stock cube or one tablespoon of adobo, one large red bell pepper,6 medium sized boiled potatoes,3 hard boiled eggs,2 tablespoons of corn flour/corn starch,one spring onion or shallot,3 tablespoons of curry, a knob of butter and one tablespoon of olive oil,one teaspoon of thyme,5 tablespoons of water






  • Procedure

    Melt the butter and combine the olive oil in a pan(You could use butter only),stirfry the cooked chicken until it soaks up the butter/oil flavour, add the shallots or spring onions,crushed garlic (be careful not to let the garlic burn), bell peppers,green pepper,stir fry for a while, add the stockcubes and chicken stock,thyme,curry and allow to simmer.in another bowl, put the cornstarch and add the water,mix until it forms a smooth paste, add the paste into the stirfry and allow to simmer, add water gradually if it becomes too thick. peel the hard boiled eggs and drop into the mixture,ad the whole cooked potatoes too, on low heat,allow to simmer,season to taste especially after the sauce is thickened to your desired consistency

    Note; it tastes great served with basmati rice or thai rice. I also eat it as a soup with french bread/rolls. i guess you can add other veggies that you may be comfortable with, for example, cabbage. Bon appetit!

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