Chicken Curry
2 lb boneless Chicken (or 3 lb chicken with bone)
1 can Sauce for Chicken Curry (8 oz hot or mild)
1 can water (8 oz)
½ cup crushed/chopped tomato (optional)
¼ cup coconut milk or cream (optional)
Stove top
Cut up 2 lb fresh boneless skinless chicken into 1-1/2 x 2 inch pieces or chef's choice of meat size. Shake the curry sauce can well, empty the entire contents into a pan. Add on can (8 oz) water to dilute the concentrated sauce, add chicken and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on stove top over medium heat until curry comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally cook for 17-20 minutes or until the chicken is done and the gravy thickens.
Slow cooker
Cut up 2 lb fresh boneless skinless chicken (3lb chicken w/bone) into 1-1/2 x 2 inch pieces or chef's choice of meat size. Shake the curry sauce can well, empty the entire contents into a crock pot. Add on can (8 oz) water to dilute the concentrated sauce, add chicken and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on low for 1 1/2 hours or when the chicken is done.
Optional: for extra flavor, add 1/4 cup coconut milk or cream when the curry is done, bring to boil and remove from heat. Garnish with fresh chopped Cilantro, sliced tomatoes and serve with rice, pasta, bread or vegetables, Kerala Curry chutneys & pappadams
Curried Chicken Wings/Hot Wings
Stove Top
2 lb Chicken Wings
1 can Sauce for Chicken Curry (8 oz Mild or Hot)
1 can water (8 oz)
Add all the above ingredients in a pan, cover & cook on stove top until curry comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally cook until the wings are done (water evaporates) and the gravy thickens enough to coat on the wings.
Serve hot with Kerala Curry Tomato Chutney
Bake
2 lb Chicken Wings
1 can Sauce for Chicken Curry (8 oz Mild or Hot)
1/2 can water (4 oz)
Heat oven to 375 degree. Mix the above ingredients and spread evenly in a 13" x 9" baking pan, cover and bake for 35 minutes, remove cover, stir occasionally, bake until water evaporates and gray thickens enough to coat on the wings.
Serve hot with Kerala Curry Tomato Chutney
Lamb Curry
2 lb Lamb
1 medium onion chopped
2 tbsp oil
1 can Sauce for Chicken Curry (8 oz hot or mild)
1 can water (8 oz)
½ cup chopped tomato
1 tsp cumin powder
½ cup yogurt
¼ cup coconut milk or cream (optional)
Sauté onion with 2 tbsp oil, add lamb cubes and brown them lightly. Add the rest of the ingredients (except coconut milk/cream) and cook it in a pressure cooker or slow cooker. If on stovetop add ONE extra cup of water and cook on medium heat until the lamb is done.
(Optional: add coconut milk/cream just before turning off the stove. Garnish with cilantro)
Pork Curry
2 lb boneless Pork
1 can Sauce for Chicken Curry (8 oz hot or mild)
1 can water (8 oz)
½ tsp Cumin powder
¼ cup coconut milk or cream (optional)
Cut up 2 lb fresh boneless Pork into 1-1/2 x 2 inch pieces or chef's choice of meat size. Shake the curry sauce can well, empty the entire contents into a pan. Add one can (8 oz) water to dilute the concentrated sauce, add Pork and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on stove top over medium heat until curry comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, add 1/2 tsp cumin powder, stirring occasionally cook for a total of 15-20 minutes or until the pork is done and the gravy thickens.
Optional: for extra flavor, add 1/4 cup coconut milk or cream when the curry is done, bring to boil and remove from heat. Garnish with fresh Cilantro, sliced tomatoes and serve with rice, pasta, bread or vegetables.
Egg Curry
6 hard-boiled Jumbo eggs
1/2 cup cubed tomatoes
1/4 cup (2 oz) Kerala Curry Sauce (Mild or Hot)
1/2-cup water
Remove shells from eggs and slit lengthwise on all sides. Put aside. Mix remaining ingredients in saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Add eggs. After gravy thickens, remove from heat. Add 1/8 cup (2 tbsp) coconut milk or milk/cream, transfer to serving dish and garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice, pasta or bread.
Chicken Biriyani
2 lb skinless, boneless chicken cut into 2-inch cubes or 3 lb skinless
Chicken with bone cut into pieces
1 cup Kerala Curry Sauce (Mild or Hot) (8oz)
1/2-cup water
1/2-cup plain yogurt
Coconut mixture (see below)
5 cups cooked rice (basmati works best)
Coconut mixture
1/2-cup fresh grated coconut or 1/2 coconut milk
2 tbsp water (omit if using coconut milk)
1/2-cup cashews
1/4-cup fresh cilantro
Mix all ingredients in blender until smooth.
Mix chicken, Kerala Curry Sauce, water and yogurt in saucepan and place
over medium heat. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Stir occasionally and
cook until gravy thickens and chicken is cooked. Add coconut mixture to
chicken mix and stir until blended. Remove from heat. Layer casserole dish with 3 cups rice. Remove all cooked chicken pieces
from mix and arrange over rice layer. Add remaining 2 cups of rice over
chicken layer. Pour remainder of mix over rice. Cover with aluminum foil
and heat in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve warm.
(Replace Chicken with Mutton for Mutton Biriyani) |