Topic: Nepal Chicken Curry

[976bar]

Here is a recipe based upon a dish from my local BIR. Chicken Nepal, which has Mango in it. I have got it as near as I can to the dish from the restaurant and my kids currently won't eat anything else. It has a wonderful flavour

This uses 1/2 tin Mango Puree (available from Sainsbury's)
This makes enough for about 4-5 people depending upon appetite.

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons oil (I use rapeseed or reclaimed oil)
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (I use Kashmiri Mirch)
1 teaspoon garlic puree
1.5 tsp ginger puree
1 teaspoon tomato puree
1/8 teaspoon orange food colouring
1 tablespoon hot curry powder (I use Rajah Hot Madras Curry Powder)
1/2 tin Mango Puree (410g)
1 tin coconut milk
6 chicken breasts pre-cooked (or Chicken Tikka, I use Chicken Tikka)
1 chicken stock cube
1 teaspoon salt
1 tbsp jaggery goor (natural palm sugar) (normal sugar will do)
1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala
120ml Double Cream

METHOD
Saute the onion in oil until soft and golden.
Add the garlic and ginger and cook on a low heat for 2-3 minutes.
Add the tomato Puree and cook for a minute.
Add the cumin, chili powder and curry powder, again cook on a low heat to cook through without burning.
Add the coconut milk and bring to the boil.
Add the mango puree and stir in well
Add the orange food colouring, stock cube sugar and salt.
Now let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes and continue stirring.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes then put the whole lot in a blender and blend until smooth.
Return to the pan and add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is piping hot.
Add the garam masala and stir in, cook for 1-2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the double cream, stir in well.

Serve with rice and side dishes of your choice or bread.

[Cory Ander]

Looks lovely 976bar...but...BIR?.....oooooh, where's the curry base? 

What's the bread?

[976bar]

Looks lovely 976bar...but...BIR?.....oooooh, where's the curry base? 

What's the bread?

Hi Cory,

I just made this from scratch, and will be experimenting with base in the near future, but it tastes so much like the one from the restaurant already 

The bread is a mini naan, you can buy them here in packets of 5 from Iceland I think, one of the stores anyways

[976bar]

Looks lovely 976bar...but...BIR?.....oooooh, where's the curry base? 

What's the bread?

Hi Cory,

I just made this from scratch, and will be experimenting with base in the near future, but it tastes so much like the one from the restaurant already 

The bread is a mini naan, you can buy them here in packets of 5 from Iceland I think, one of the stores anyways

Here's a copy of their menu. It's a Nepalese & Indian Restaurant.

[joshallen2k]

Great work 976bar.

I'm not personally a big fan of mangoes in curry other than as a sweetener used sparingly, but that does look nice!

That pic of the menu brings back memories though. Obviously this particular place has a Nepalese slant, but most of the old favourites are there. Brings back memories of when you would pick your curry and then slide over to pick your choice of meat. Over here its as if you get no choice what the meat is with a particular curry.

-- Josh

[976bar]

Great work 976bar.

I'm not personally a big fan of mangoes in curry other than as a sweetener used sparingly, but that does look nice!

That pic of the menu brings back memories though. Obviously this particular place has a Nepalese slant, but most of the old favourites are there. Brings back memories of when you would pick your curry and then slide over to pick your choice of meat. Over here its as if you get no choice what the meat is with a particular curry.

-- Josh

Hi Josh, many thanks.

I don't think I would like chunks of mango in my curries either but as this is a puree, it just sweetens the curry but also gives it that mango twist.

[Secret Santa]

I can see from the ingredients list that it's going to be a good curry, and I can see why the kids would love it too. But jeeeeez what a bloody horrible colour!

[976bar]

I can see from the ingredients list that it's going to be a good curry, and I can see why the kids would love it too. But jeeeeez what a bloody horrible colour!

LOL Santa,

Actually the pic doesn't do it justice, its a much darker orange colour than that, more towards a reddish/orange

[JerryM]

976bar,

a base version has caught my interest. i've made a sticky out for when i next have base.

do u think mango chutney in place of the mango puree would work the same (just down to availability)

[976bar]

976bar,

a base version has caught my interest. i've made a sticky out for when i next have base.

do u think mango chutney in place of the mango puree would work the same (just down to availability)

Hi Jerry,

I don't think Mango Chutney would work as well, but it is worth a try. I'm sure most Supermarkets would stock Mango Puree though. If not buy a tin of mango's and pop them in the blender