How to Make Perfect Best chicken and chickpea curry

Best chicken and chickpea  curry. I had to tweak this recipe before I even started cooking it but it was a good base recipe. I used garam masala (cardamom cloves cinamon cumin seeds corriander seeds toasted and ground) extra curry more black pepper and chopped. This Chicken Chickpea Curry recipe was the result of a bit of a challenge that I set for myself.

This will become one of your go-to dinners when you barely have time to cook! Chickpeas make a wonderful base for curry because they are ready immediately, and they are packed with plant fiber and protein. This easy, week-night chicken dinner standouts thanks to spicy cayenne, tasty curry, and sweet (but light!) coconut milk. You can cook Best chicken and chickpea  curry using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Best chicken and chickpea  curry

1. You need 3 of large chicken breasts, cut into large chunks.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of thick yoghurt - we use Fage 5% greek.
3. Prepare 2 of heaped tsp cumin.
4. It's 1 of heaped tsp garam masala.
5. You need 1 tsp of turmeric.
6. You need Half of tsp mild chilli powder.
7. Prepare 3 tbsp of olive or coconut oil.
8. You need 2 of medium onions, finely chopped.
9. You need 2 of garlic cloves,finely chopped.
10. Prepare 1 inch of piece of root ginger (or use a heaped tsp frozen ginger), finely chopped or grated.
11. You need 2 of extra tsp cumin and turmeric.
12. You need 8-10 of new potatoes, skins on, pre-cooked - we were using some leftovers!.
13. You need 400 g of tin coconut milk (you could use light but we prefer regular full-fat!).
14. Prepare 210 g of tin chickpeas.
15. Prepare 150 g of fresh spinach.
16. It's 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
17. It's of Salt and pepper.

Spicy cayenne, tasty curry, and sweet (but light!) coconut milk makes this chicken dinner recipe a standout. Stir in stock; add tomatoes, tomato purée and chickpeas, mixing well. Loved making this chicken and chickpea curry or murgh chana masala. We have used boneless cuisines, as well as New World cuisines influenced by them such as Trinidadian, Mauritian or Fijian.

Best chicken and chickpea  curry step by step

1. Add the spices (cumin, garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder) to a bowl with 1 tbsp of oil and mix. Add 2 tbsp of greek yoghurt and stir well. Add the chicken to the bowl and coat with the spice mixture. Cover and put in the fridge and marinade for as long as you can - we often forget to do it overnight but this produces the best results. If not, marinade as soon as you remember, even for an hour before cooking..
2. To start cooking, heat the 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry for 5 minutes until softened. Add 1 tsp of extra cumin and turmeric and stir for a minte or so..
3. In a bowl, add the remaining cumin and garam masala to 1 tbsp of oil and mix. Tip in the cooked potatoes and stir well until coated..
4. In a smaller non-stick pan, fry the potatoes until they are crispy and golden - this should take about 10 to 15 minutes..
5. Whilst your potatoes are frying, add the marinating chicken chunks with their sauce to the cooked onion mixture in your large pan. Turn up the heat so that the mixture starts to bubble, then reduce the heat to low/medium. Add half a tin of coconut milk and cook for approx 15 minutes or until sauce starts to thicken and the chicken is cooked. If the sauce starts to thicken too much, add more coconut milk, a little at a time..
6. Add 1 tbsp of tomato puree and a small tin of drained chickpeas. Stir well, adding the fresh spinach and stir again. Cover and cook for 5 minutes..
7. Now add the crispy potatoes and cook for a final 5 minutes.
8. Season well with salt and pepper and serve with basmati brown rice or poppodums and naan if you prefer. You can also serve the potatoes separately as I did for my children as they love the crispiness!!.

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