dad Tommy's recipes: Chicken curry and rice pilaf You should know that since retired, my dad has discovered not only a great home .... hear hear ..... but also a very good cook ...... found that the passionate cook ....... him until a few years ago could not even prepare a boiled egg .... ihihihihih!
The fact is that now my mom (great cook) and my dad is ....... I would argue the cooker to be a fly and spy on them ...... who knows the laughs!
I happened to bring some of the classics of my mother, but as it's getting very interesting, I decided to open two new sections in my blog space to give your recipes at both
mom's recipes Terry
recipes dad Tommy
In this space will publish the recipes made from them that I will have had the pleasure to taste: start with the first one!
CURRY CHICKEN AND RICE Pilaf
The chicken recipe was taken from here
While the recipes of rice was taken from
Italian Cooking Veniamo alla realizzazione.
Ingredienti per 6 persone:
Per la salsa al curry:
Olio di oliva
2 cipolle
2 carote pulite
2 gambi di sedano ben lavati
1 mela golden delizia sbucciata
3 cucchiai di Cognac
Sale e pepe
4 cucchiaini di curry
2 cucchiai farina
750 ml brodo di pollo
125 ml di panna fresca o da cucina
Per il pollo:
1 kg petti di pollo
Sale e pepe
2 cucchiai farina
Olio di oliva
Per il riso pilaf
375 gr di riso Basmati
45 gr di mandorle con la pelle
1 grossa cipolla
1/2 bustina abbondante di zafferano
aglio
cloves cardamom cinnamon
chili powder salt butter
The curry sauce Finely chop onions, carrots and celery and fry seasoning in a pan with a little 'of olio.Aggiungete then 2 ladles of water and continue cooking over low heat for about 10 minuti.Incorporate then cut the apple into very thin slices, mix well and cook until the vegetables will be tender. If proof were needed, add 'extra water. Then pour in the Cognac flambé do it and then season with salt, pepper, flour, curry powder and cook for about 3 minutes. Then pour the hot broth, little by little, stirring constantly and cook over very low heat for about half an hour. At this point, strain the sauce, pour into a 'another pot, taste it, and if any were needed, season with salt, pepper or curry. Add the cream and cook over low heat for another five minutes. The sauce is now ready.
Chicken
Cut the chicken into cubes, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and then brown the chicken pieces over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they become beautiful golden brown. Now add the curry sauce, which should cover the chicken and cook for about 15 minutes.
Rice
Soak rice for 50 minutes changing the water after 25. Chop the onion and 3 cloves of garlic and brown in pan for 2-3 minutes in 3 tablespoons of butter with a pinch of pepper, then add the seeds 6 cardamom pods crushed with 7 cloves and a pinch of cinnamon. After a minute add the drained rice and let it dry for 30 seconds then add 750 g of water and salt. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, then remove and let stand, covered, for another 20 minutes. After the rice mixed with chopped almonds.
Notes
The original recipe called for:
1) the addition of 60 g uvetta ammollata, fatta rosolare per un minuto in un cucchiaio e mezzo di burro e aggiunto al riso alla fine insieme alle mandorle;
2) l'uso del ghee (burro chiarificato) invece del burro normale
Che dire: il miglior pollo al curry che mi sia mai capitato di mangiare. Quando gliel'ho detto lui mi ha risposto che è perchè è stato cucinato con amore.......
Complimenti pà!
Alla prossima!