RECIPE

Cashew & Coconut Chicken Curry

Rec cred: Ruhana Ebrahim
pic cred: @mama_taught_me_well

Ingredients:
1 chicken (cut into pieces)
1 small onion (sliced)
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
½ teaspoon ginger paste
2 whole green chillies (slit)
½ teaspoon white pepper
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tin coconut cream

Paste-
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
¼ cup chopped cashews
2 tablespoon almond powder
1 tablespoon oil

Garnish:
½ teaspoon poppy seeds
¼ cup cashews
Lemon juice

Method:
1. Make paste by grinding ingredients together till smooth.
2. In a pot, melt butter, add onions and saute till lightly golden.
3. Add garlic, half of lemon, spices and washed chicken.
4. Cook till just turned white on one side, turn over and cook till white on other side.
5. Add coconut cream, slit chillies and paste and cook till chicken is done and cream has thickened.
6. Add in remainder lemon juice, mix in.
7. Temper poppy seeds with cashews and pour over chicken before serving.
8. Serve with white rice/ coconut rice.