red wine chicken curry
Great Curry Recipes recipe - Indian
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 skinned chicken thighs on the bone
- 3 tablespoons ghee or rapeseed oil
- 1 onion - finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander - finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 red bell pepper roughly chopped
- 3 large tomatoes finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 250ml red wine
- 3 tablespoons Ground cashews
Instructions
- 1
Heat the ghee/oil in a saucepan or wok and add the chopped onion.
- 2
Fry until lightly browned, soft and translucent.
- 3
Add the ginger and garlic pastes and fry for about 30 seconds.
- 4
Now add the turmeric, cumin powder, paprika and chilli powder.
- 5
Fry for a further three minutes, stirring regularly to prevent the spices from burning.
- 6
Make three shallow slits into each chicken thigh and add them to the pan.
- 7
Add the wine, ground cashews and salt and stir to combine.
- 8
Pour in just enough water to cover and simmer for about 35 minutes.
- 9
Add the chopped tomatoes, bell pepper, sugar, garam masala and coriander.
- 10
Stirring continuously, add the yogurt one tablespoon at a time.
- 11
Check for seasoning and serve with rice or fresh naans.