Best Curry In A Hurry Recipes

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Mix together flour, salt and cayenne pepper in a plastic bag; add chicken in small batches, shaking to coat.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until lightly browned; then add curry powder and toss to coat.
• Remove from pan.
• Add onion and garlic to pan, adding a little more oil if necessary, and cook for 2 minutes, then add broth, raisins, and tomato paste.
• Return chicken to pan and simmer uncovered for 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened.
• Garnish with cilantro and a dollop of yogurt.
• Serve with quick cooking minute rice, if desired.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY WITH BASMATI

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• For the curry spice: Add to a small skillet: cumin, coriander, mustard seed, fennel seed, fenugreek, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, curry leaves and cardamom. Heat and toast about 2 minutes over medium heat. Transfer to a spice mill, zap it up and grind spices. Add turmeric and red pepper flake or powder and zap again. Reserve any extra in an airtight container.
• For the chicken and vegetables: Place a medium pot on stove with 2 quarts water and bring to boil.
• Heat a griddle pan or large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for bread.
• Place a bowl on the counter. As you work, transfer your ingredients to a bowl. Trim the top and roots of leek and split it lengthwise. Fan it under cold running water to release grit. Leave on cloth to dry. Peel and chop onion. Slice chile peppers if using. Peel garlic. Rub skin off the ginger with the tip of a spoon. Peel apple then cut 1/4-inch slices around the core in slabs. Stack and chop into about 1/4-inch dice. Split the halved leek again lengthwise and slice 1/4 inch.
• Place a deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat and melt butter. Add the vegetables and stir. Grate garlic and ginger and add along with curry spice and curry leaves if using. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the flour and stir a minute or so. Whisk in broth, bring to a boil and reduce, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Add rice to the boiling water. Boil 12 minutes, then rinse in a strainer under HOT water to serve.
• While the curry thickens, peel chicken of the skin and cut away meat. Pull into bite-size pieces.
• Stir chutney into sauce to combine, then add chicken. Adjust salt if necessary.
• Add a splash of water to griddle pan or skillet and place naan bread on to char both sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove bread from griddle and cut into quarters.
• Pull cilantro and chop scallions, whites and greens.
• Serve curry in shallow bowls or dishes with a lip on or beside rice, with naan strips alongside. Garnish with scallions and cilantro.

GREAT CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and sauté until just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings. Add curry powder to skillet and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add brandy and cook until almost evaporated, standing back in case brandy ignites. Mix in flour. Add broth, cream and chutney and stir until smooth. Increase heat and boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce coats spoon lightly. Return chicken and any collected juices to skillet. Cook just until chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise, onions, ginger and curry powder; set aside.
• Place the chicken in a medium bowl.
• Combine the paprika and pepper.
• Sprinkle over the chicken and toss until coated.
• Spray an unheated, large no-stick skillet with no-stick spray.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the chicken.
• Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Stir in the yogurt mixture.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Serve over the rice.

CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, one that owns a lid, and drop in the scallions. Cook, stirring for a minute or 2, and then add the curry paste.
• Add the chicken pieces and keep turning over heat for 2 minutes, before adding the coconut milk, stock (or rather water and stock concentrate or cube) and fish sauce and then the frozen peas and soya beans.
• Simmer for 10 minutes then add the frozen fine beans and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice or noodles, as wished, sprinkling over the coriander/cilantro as you do so. Put out a plate of lime wedges for people to squeeze over as they eat.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Prepare rice to package directions. For spicy rice, toast coriander, cumin and mustard seeds in the bottom of a medium saucepan in 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil. When seeds pop and you can smell seasonings, add water and prepare rice as directed.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and lightly brown. Remove chicken. To same pan, add garlic, ginger and onions and saute together for 3 to 5 minutes. Add flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken broth to the pan and bring to a bubble. Add curry paste and mincemeat and reduce heat to medium low. Add chicken pieces back to the pan. Taste and add a little salt, if you feel it necessary. Simmer curry 5 to 10 minutes.
• Assemble your toppings in small dishes. Serve curry in shallow bowls with scoops of rice or spiced Basmati. Garnish with any or all of your toppings.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Put the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. When hot, add the onions (and optional raisins), sprinkle with some salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat down to medium, sprinkle with half of the curry powder, and continue to cook a minute or two.
• Meanwhile, season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle it with the remaining curry powder. Move the onion to one side of the skillet and add the chicken in one layer. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the sour cream and stir constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture is nice and thick. Return the chicken to the skillet and cook for a couple more minutes, or until cooked through, turning once.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley and serve with rice.

CHICKEN CURRY IN A HURRY

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
• Saute chicken, mushroom and onion in oil in large skillet until chicken is lightly browned on all sides and completely cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour, salt, and curry powder.
• Add apple and parsley.
• Stir in milk and broth.
• Simmer, stirring constantly for three minutes or until apple pieces are crisp tender.
• Serve over rice.