Kuwaiti Curried Chicken Quwarmah Ala Dajaj Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat oil, (and butter if using) in a small skillet.
• *Optional step*~I brown the chicken in this skillet first, on each side.
• Remove chicken if browning and put in baking dish.
• Or if you didn't brown chicken, just place salt and peppered chicken pieces in baking dish.
• Add onion and apple, cook until soft over med/high heat.
• Add garlic, cooking for 30 seconds.
• Add curry powder, salt, and pepper.
• Add soup and half and half, and cook until heated.
• Ladle sauce over chicken, covering chicken.
• Place in oven, bake, uncovered~for 1 hour, or until completely done. Chicken temp should be 160 degrees internally.

Steps:

• Cut chicken into small pieces and season with garlic, green seasoning, salt and hot pepper.
• Marinate for 30 minutes or more.
• Heat oil in an iron pot or skillet.
• Mix curry powder with 1/4 cup of water until smooth; add to hot oil and cook 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and stir to coat in curry; cook until all water dries out; stir well (about 10 mins).
• Add tomatoes and onion; cook for a minute; stir in 1/2 cup hot water.
• Lower heat to medium; cover and cook until meat is tender; add more water if more sauce is necessary.
• Adjust salt and hot pepper.

Steps:

• THE RICE: Dump ingredients into a microwave-safe casserole dish; zap in the microwave until fluffy; keep covered; set aside.
• THE CHICKEN: Melt butter in large HOT frying pan, add chicken and brown on all sides; remove pieces as it browns (keep warm).
• THE SAUCE: To butter in pan, add onion pieces, cook & stir until soft and beginning to brown.
• Mix in garlic and curry powder, stirring for one minute; quickly add ginger & tomato paste, pour in HALF of the broth, stirring up the fond, then the remainder of the broth.
• Return chicken to pan, spooning some of the sauce over each piece; cover & reduce heat.
• Simmer chicken until tender (about 30-40 minutes).
• Mix cornstarch & water.
• Pile half of chicken on the other pieces to clear a space in the pan; stir cornstarch-water into cleared spot and cook until thickened.
• Salt to taste, then return chicken to pan and coat on all sides with that rich-looking sauce.
• Serve with rice and use sauce for gravy.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil; add in the chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir/saute for about 6 minutes or until browned; transfer to a plate.
• Add in the apple, onion, ginger, and garlic to the skillet.
• Cook for about 6 minutes or until the apple and onion are tender.
• Stir in the curry powder; cook 1 minute.
• Add in the chicken, chutney, currants, broth, half-and-half, and parsley; bring to a boil.
• Simmer, uncovered, for about 3 minutes or until the flavors are blended and the sauce thickens slightly.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Serve over rice.