my summer vacation started with one healthy day at the gym and four in the bar / eating bad / staying up until 7 in the morning playing diablo II or gin rum. so today, i decided to make some shrimp pasta salad. with chicken. and olives. and bell peppers and spring onions. i made a dressing with mayo, lemon, paprika, garlic and oregano with it, too. it was great and i felt great! then i ate a huge pb&j sandwich and now i feel like playing diablo II.

indian chicken curry!

the thing i most love about cooking something extremely fragrant as this is that when you leave the house after cooking and come back shortly after, your sense of smell has regained its sensitivity and the whole apartment smells awesome ♥

ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, boned, skinned and cubed

1 dl yogurt
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp black pepper 

2 tbsp whatever fat you’re cooking with, oil, butter.. apparently ghee would be best.
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
1 allspice
3 fennel seeds
3 cloves
1 tbsp curry powder 

1 big onion, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced and mixed with 1 tsp ginger powder
1 dl cooking cream (15%) 

instructions:

mix the yoghurt, chili powder, garam masala, turmeric and black pepper and put the mixture in an airtight bag. add the chicken, seal the bag and marinate for an hour or so.

heat oil in a pan and fry the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, allspice, fennel seeds, cloves and curry powder until fragrant, about 1 minute. if dry, add oil.

add the onions and cook until nice and brown.

add the garlic ginger paste and fry for 1 minute.

add the marinated chicken with all the marinade to the pan and bring everything to a slow boil. add cream. cover and cook as long as you want, i simmered mine for 30 minutes with a lid (to seal the flavours) and 15 minutes without (to achieve a thicker consistency).

serve with rice.

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