African Chicken Curry Recipes

NIGERIAN CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a bowl, add the potatoes, and fill the bowl with water until the potatoes are covered. Microwave on the potato setting for 10 minutes. The potatoes are done when you can pierce through them with a fork. Leave in water, and set aside until ready to use.
• In a large pot over medium heat, add the olive oil and 3 tablespoons of curry powder, and mix thoroughly.
• Add the cubed chicken and the onions to the pot, and mix thoroughly until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Add the peas, red bell peppers, green beans, carrots, and jalapeño pepper, and mix thoroughly.
• Add the reserved potatoes, along with 6 cups (1.4 L) of the water the potatoes were cooked in to the pot, and mix thoroughly.
• Add the salt, pepper, and the rest of the curry powder, and mix thoroughly.
• Bring the curry to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer the curry for one hour on low heat. Remove from heat.
• Serve with jasmine rice garnished with parsley.
• Enjoy!

AFRICAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in the onion, garlic, and bay leaf, and saute until onion is lightly browned.
• Mix tomatoes, curry powder, and salt into the skillet, and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Mix in the chicken, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Reduce skillet heat to low.
• Stirring constantly, gradually blend in the coconut milk over a period of about 10 minutes.
• Mix in lemon juice just before serving.

A TASTE OF AFRICA - KENYAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine half the ginger, half the garlic, half the turmeric, half the lemon juice and half the oil in a large bowl with ALL the cumin, garam masala, ground coriander, paprika, chilli flakes and yoghurt.
• Add the chicken, turn to coat in marinade.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to very hot (220C/425F).
• Cook chicken in lightly oiled shallow flameproof baking dish, uncovered, 10 minutes.(With the marinade).
• Heat remaining oil in large saucepan, cook onion, chilli powder, fenugreek, remaining ginger, garlic and turmeric, stirring, until onion softens.
• Add tomatoes (with their juice), cinnamon, green chillies and remaining lemon juice.
• Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream and honey, simmer, uncovered, for one minute.
• Add chicken to curry, simmer about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from heat, stir in fresh coriander, serve over basmati rice, garnish with fresh coriander.

AFRICAN CHICKEN (MACANESE ONE-PAN CHICKEN CURRY, 非洲鸡)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
• Combine all the ingredients of the spice mix. Sprinkle on both sides of the chicken.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add chicken, skin side down. Cook until both sides turn dark brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken onto a big plate.
• Turn to medium heat. Add the rest of the 1 tablespoon of olive oil and onion. Cook until it becomes tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add ginger and garlic. Stir fry for 30 seconds, to release the aroma.
• Add paprika powder and curry powder. Stir until the ingredients are well coated with spices, 20 to 30 seconds.
• Add chicken stock, coconut milk, peanut butter, oyster sauce, and bay leaves. Stir with a spatula to dissolve the peanut butter until it's well blended with the sauce. Bring to the boil.
• Add potato, peppers, and chicken to the curry. Transfer the pan to the oven. Bake until the chicken is cooked through and the skin crispy, about 45 minutes.
• Serve hot over steamed rice.

AFRICAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and bay leaf, and saute until onion is lightly browned. Mix tomatoes, curry powder, and salt into the skillet, and continue cooking about 5 minutes. Mix in the chicken, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Reduce skillet heat to low. Stirring constantly, gradually blend in the coconut milk over a period of about 10 minutes. Mix in lemon juice just before serving.

CAPE MALAY CHICKEN CURRY WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, wide pan. Add the onion and fry for 5 mins until softened, stirring every now and then. Stir in the garlic, ginger and cloves, and cook for 5 mins more, stirring frequently to stop it sticking. Add all the remaining spices and the fresh chilli, stir briefly, then tip in the tomatoes with 2 cans of water, plus the chutney and crumbled stock cube.
• Add the chicken thighs, pushing them under the liquid, then cover the pan and leave to cook for 35 mins. Stir well, add the potatoes and cook uncovered for 15-20 mins more until they are tender. Stir in the coriander.
• About 10 mins before you want to serve, make the rice. Put the butter, rice, raisins, sugar and spices in a large pan with 550ml water and 0.5 tsp salt. Bring to the boil and, when the butter has melted, stir, cover and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and leave undisturbed for 5 mins. Fluff up and serve with the curry.