Chicken & Apple Curry

This is my favourite comfort food ... Chicken Curry .  I cook curry quite often , at least once  a week . Yup, I'm a curry lover ! LOL  I like adding fruits or seasonal vegetables in my curries not forgetting extra chillis too . LOL So this is my autumn version of chicken curry with apples . We love the tartness of the apples of this chicken curry that brings it to a whole new level of deliciousness  .  Thanks to my friend Chai Leng from Gcl.Dunster.Nl  for passing me some dried curry leaves all the way from Malaysia . Thanks dear friend for thinking of me . God bless you .  

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Chicken & Apple Curry

Recipe from I-Lost in Austen

Ingredients serve 4 

800g to 1 kg chicken breast –cut into 4 cm chunks ( I’ve used chicken thighs )

3 medium size apples –peeled , cored & cut into quarter ( I’ve used Granny Smith)

1 oinion –finely chopped

4 garlic – finely chopped

5 cm ginger - finely chopped

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp ground chilli or flake ( I’ve also added 3 red chillis , finely blended )

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp turmeric (I’ve used 3 cm fresh turmeric )

Handful chopped coriander ( you can replace with 1 tsp ground coriander )

5 curry leaves (optional)

2 large chopped tomatoes

Water ( I’ve added 1 cup of low fat double cream or sometimes I use coconut milk )

1 small cinnamon stick (optional)

3 green cardamom (optional)

4 cloves (optional)

1 tbsp Oil

Method:

1)      Optional : Over medium heat , add oil in cooking pan with cinnamon stick, cardamoms & cloves for 20 to 30 seconds till the spices release & fragrant aroma .  Add onion & sauté till dark golden  brown .

2)      Add in  garlic , ginger , chiili & all the spices .  Stir well about 1 minute . Add in chopped tomatoes , curry leaves & coriander cook on slow heat . Cook till the tomatoes are thicken into paste .

3)      Add in  chicken chunks  into masala paste . Coat & cook the chicken for 5 mins over slow heat . Add some water (cream)  & let it simmer for 10 mins till the chicken is tender .  Add in apples & stir well . Cook for another 5 mins . The masala should be lightly thickened & the apples should be slightly firm .  Serve with Basmati rice …. YUM