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[Recipe] Chicken and red lentil curry

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2 tbsp Sunflower Oil
2 onions, finely sliced
2 tsp cumin/coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 pack (500g) mini chicken fillets
500ml chicken stock
175g dried red lentils
6 tbsp greek-style yogurt

Instructions

Heat oil in a large pan and fry the cumin seeds until they start to pop. Add onion. Cook over gentle heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. Mix all the remaining spices and tomato paste into a paste. Dilute slightly with 1 tbsp of the chicken stock add to pot. Cook for 1-2 minutes more.

And the chicken, and cook for 2-3 minutes each side until coated in the spice mixture. Stir in the stock and lentils, bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the lentils are tender and the chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Stir in the yogurt and cover, then simmer for a further 5 minutes.

Spoon the curry into individual bowls over steamed basmati rice.

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[Recipe] Meat curry from Auntie Mina

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Recipe for lamb, chicken or prawn curries

Ingredients:
Oil
2 sticks of cinnamon
4 cloves
2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
4 big chopped onions
2 teaspoons of red chilli powder
4-5 teaspoons of cumin and coriander powder
3/4 – teaspoon of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 small tin of chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons of tomato puree
Green chillies and ginger chopped to taste
1 teaspoon of garam masala
Lemon juice if desired

• Heat enough oil to cover bottom of pan
• Add cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds and cover pan
• When these are popped in oil
• Add chopped onions and cook thoroughly, stirring frequently till oil bubbles out.
• Make paste with chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, green chillies, ginger, red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin and coriander powder, garam masala and salt to taste, add a little water if necessary.
• Add above paste to onion mixture and again cook thoroughly, stirring frequently till oil bubbles out.
• Add meat, chicken, or fish to the above mixture and stir and cook till meat, chicken or fish is tender
• Add some lemon juice if desired and lots of freshly chopped coriander leaves

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