Chicken in Silky Almond Sauce
Recipe
- Title:
- Chicken in Silky Almond Sauce
- Categories:
- Ethnic, Poultry, Sauces
- Yield:
- 8 servings
Ingredients
- 16 ea Pieces skinned chicken
- 2 tb Chopped fresh ginger
- 2 tb Vegetable oil
- 2 ts Ground cardamom
- 1/2 c Vegetable oil
- 2 ts Ground red pepper
- 5 ea Medium onions thin sliced
- 1 ts Ground cumin
- 6 tb Blanched slivered or
- 1/2 ts Ground fennel
- 1 x Ground almonds
- 2 c Plain yogurt
- 3 tb Ground coriander
- 1 c Water
- 1 x Course salt
- 1 x Fresh cilantro (garnish)
Directions
- Pat chicken dry.
- Heat smaller amount of oil in heavy large skillet or Dutch oven over medium high heat.
- Add chicken in batches and cook on all sides just until no longer pink (do not brown).
- Remove using slotted spoon and set aside.
- Heat remaining oil in skillet.
- Add sliced onion and fry until wilted and pale brown, stirring constantly to color evenly, about 12 minutes.
- Stir in almonds, coriander, ginger, cardamom, ground red pepper, cumin and fennel and cook 3 to 5 more minutes.
- Remove mixture from heat.
- Transfer half of mixture to processor or blender.
- Puree with 1/2 of the yogurt and 1/2 of the water.
- Repeat with the rest of the mixture, yogurt and water.
- Pour sauce back into skillet.
- Add chicken to skillet.
- Place over medium high head and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken is tender and sauce is thickened, about 45 minutes.
- Remove from head.
- Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes (dish is best refrigerated and reheated).
- Rewarm over low heat.
- Transfer to serving dish, garnish and serve immediately.
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