Food and Wine with Smita

  Hearty New Years Dinner Idea - Chicken Curry + Steamed Rice + Kale chips - Maybe a salad & pickle as accompaniment - Mango Ice cream (Haagen Das) - Champagne CHICKEN CURRY Ingredients: Chicken (Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs) 2 packs or 3 lbs 1 can diced tomato 1 small can tomato paste (just 2 to 3 teaspoons) Whole Milk Plain Yogurt 1 to 1.5 cups Spices: 3 tsp Coriander powder 4 to 5 dashes Cayenne (can add more but this level is good for kids too) 1 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Cumin powder 7 Cardamom 2 Cinnamon 3 to 4 Bay leaf 7 cloves 1 piece ginger fine diced (around 2 tblsp) Garlic cloves fine diced 5 Water 3 cups Onion 3 small yellow diced Cilantro (optional) Method:  Dice onions, ginger, garlic, cilantro Heat canola in a heavy bottom (I like to use copper bottom pan) Sautee whole spices. Add ginger, garlic, onions. Then masalas and 1 tsp salt.  Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Deglaze with tomato and water. Sautee for another 4 to 5 mins. Add Chicken cut with meat scissors ...