Chicken strips masala
Prep time
20min
Cook time
45min
Serves
4
A flavourful, quick-cooking curry. Perfect for a mid-week meal.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 Tbsp (15ml) garam masala
- 2 tsp (10ml) turmeric
- 2 tsp (10ml) ground cumin
- 2 tsp (10ml) paprika
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cm ginger, minced
- 1 Tbsp (15ml) tomato paste
- ½ cup (125ml) vegetable stock
- 1 cup (250ml) cream
- ½ cup (125ml) yoghurt,
- Handful of mint, chopped,
- ½ cucumber, grated and strained
- To serve, rice of choice, coriander and roti
Method:
- Cook Crumbed Chicken Strips from frozen at 180°C in the airfryer for 10-14 minutes or 12-15 minutes in the oven at 180°C. Turn the chicken halfway through cooking.
- Heat the oil in a large pot or deep pan over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook for 5-7 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the garam masala, turmeric, ground cumin, paprika and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger and tomato paste. Cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add vegetable stock to the pan. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Pour in the cream. Stir well to combine and let the sauce simmer gently for another 5-10 minutes until it thickens slightly to your desired consistency. Season the sauce generously with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Gently add the cooked chicken strips to the masala sauce.
- To make the sauce, combine yoghurt, mint, and cucumber, then mix and season well.
- Serve with rice of choice, roti and coriander.
