Chicken Curry w Zatar

[private]Created by: Chef Keith Snow
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45minutes
Servings: 6
Recommended Beverage: Cold Milk

Description:

This simple curry dish uses 1/2 fresh ground spices and also bottled prepared curry powder to make a seriously delicious recipe.

Ingredients:

2 whole all spice berries
1 tsp whole cumin seed toasted
1 tsp whole coriander toasted
1 tbs zatar spice
1 large sweet onion minced
4 large garlic cloves minced
1 tsp kosher salt
2 cups chicken broth low sodium
1 cup coconut milk unsweetened
1 tbs corn starch
1 tbs cold water
3 tbs pure olive oil
5 whole chicken thighs boneless, skinless, diced
1 tsp prepared curry powder

Directions:

1-In a large saute pot or dutch oven heat oil over medium high heat, add salt, onions and garlic, cook for 6-8 minutes stirring often until beginning to caramelize.

2-While onions are cooking in a dry skillet toast the cumin, all spice and coriander seed for 2-3 minutes, do not burn. When cool, use a spice grinder or mortar and pestle to grind the seeds into a powder. Add powder to onion mixture, cook for 3 minutes.

3-Add chicken thighs and cook stirring often for 5 minutes. Add zatar and coconut milk and stock, cover reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

4-Mix corn starch and water to form a slurry, turn off the heat under the pot then add this mixture to the curry while stirring to thicken up the mixture.

Chef’s Notes: I like to serve this with peas and basmati rice.[/private]