We are back from vacation, and tired of fried food. There is a joke about Canada, they say that Canada could have had French cuisine, American politics, and British culture and instead they ended up with British cuisine, French politics, and American culture. So true, so true. The fish and chips were excellent but I can only eat so many meals accompanied by french fries before my stomach begs for mercy.
In preparation for tonights dinner, we got to go to Penzey Spices which is always a treat. I picked up a hot curry spice and a bottle of garam masala seasonings. I also picked up a recipe for a coconut pie so I could use up all the coconut left over from battle mango.
First I slowly caramelized some finely chopped onions with a single whole star anise. This made the house smell AWESOME.
Then I had to make a curry paste out of all my seasonings. This was made of garlic and ginger paste, curry and chili powders and enough water to make it come together. In with the onions it goes...
Then comes the magic. Somehow, pureed carrots, pureed onions, yogurt, sour cream, and some chicken broth produced this...
Just add chicken and let cook.
I tossed in some green peppers, left over frozen baby corns, and cashews after it had cooked for a while and this was the final product.
Oh, and for all of you who want me to come over and cook in your kitchens... this is what Dan gets to deal with when the meal is over. Be forewarned. I didn't even bother to photograph the floor because that is just too embarrassing.
He also gets to eat this. Served with Trader Joe's garlic Naan and some rice.
