Kuwaiti Curried Chicken Quwarmah Ala Dajaj Recipes

KUWAITI CURRIED CHICKEN (QUWARMAH ALA DAJAJ)

Steps:

• Rinse and wipe chicken pieces dry and sprinkle with salt.
• Combine baharat and turmeric and rub half onto chicken pieces. Leave for 15 minutes.
• Heat olive oil and brown chicken pieces on each side. Remove to plate.
• Add onion and fry gently until transparent.
• Add garlic, ginger, remaining spice mixture, and cinnamon bark to the onion and fry for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add tomato sauce, water, salt to taste, and loomi pierced twice with a skewer or loomi powder. Bring to a high simmer.
• Add chicken pieces and okra if using, reduce heat to low and simmer very gently for 1 1/2 hours until chicken is tender and sauce is thick.
• Serve hot with Recipe #79179 or other basmati rice dish and salad.
• Enjoy!

FIJIAN CURRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, heat oil to medium heat.
• Add chicken pieces and lightly fry on all sides, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add haldi, garam masala, curry powder, chili powder, cloves, cinnamon stick, grated ginger, chopped garlic cloves, salt and cardamom.
• Stir to coat chicken.
• Add coconut cream, chopped onion, cubed potatoes, celery and carrot and cook covered for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
• Remove cinnamon and cloves and discard.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• In a small bowl, mix together tapioca starch and cold water until smooth.
• While sauce is boiling, add tapioca mixture in small amounts until sauce thickens slightly, stirring constantly.
• Serve chicken over cooked rice.

CURRIED CHICKEN (TRINIDAD STYLE)

Steps:

• Cut chicken into small pieces and season with garlic, green seasoning, salt and hot pepper.
• Marinate for 30 minutes or more.
• Heat oil in an iron pot or skillet.
• Mix curry powder with 1/4 cup of water until smooth; add to hot oil and cook 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and stir to coat in curry; cook until all water dries out; stir well (about 10 mins).
• Add tomatoes and onion; cook for a minute; stir in 1/2 cup hot water.
• Lower heat to medium; cover and cook until meat is tender; add more water if more sauce is necessary.
• Adjust salt and hot pepper.

CURRIED CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• THE RICE: Dump ingredients into a microwave-safe casserole dish; zap in the microwave until fluffy; keep covered; set aside.
• THE CHICKEN: Melt butter in large HOT frying pan, add chicken and brown on all sides; remove pieces as it browns (keep warm).
• THE SAUCE: To butter in pan, add onion pieces, cook & stir until soft and beginning to brown.
• Mix in garlic and curry powder, stirring for one minute; quickly add ginger & tomato paste, pour in HALF of the broth, stirring up the fond, then the remainder of the broth.
• Return chicken to pan, spooning some of the sauce over each piece; cover & reduce heat.
• Simmer chicken until tender (about 30-40 minutes).
• Mix cornstarch & water.
• Pile half of chicken on the other pieces to clear a space in the pan; stir cornstarch-water into cleared spot and cook until thickened.
• Salt to taste, then return chicken to pan and coat on all sides with that rich-looking sauce.
• Serve with rice and use sauce for gravy.