{"id":2012,"date":"2009-07-22T23:04:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T04:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2009-07-22T23:04:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T04:04:04","slug":"the-best-chicken-recipe-of-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=2012","title":{"rendered":"The Best Chicken Recipe of the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I’ve been on Twitter, I’ve only allowed one person’s tweets to go directly to my phone and that’s Maya<\/a>; one, because I know she won’t abuse it, and two, I find myself completely interested in everything she’s doing, especially perhaps because she often tweets about food.<\/p>\n

So when I got her tweet text saying that it was super hot in Joshua Tree and that she was making chicken korma to revive herself, I HAD TO KNOW WHAT CHICKEN KORMA WAS. And I started blasting her with questions. Good thing too, because everybody in the house loved it and it will definitely become a regular part of our menu.<\/p>\n

The original recipe is from Mark Bittman’s The Best Recipes book. Here it is from memory. [Almost got the whole thing, but had forgotten the yogurt, which is important.]<\/p>\n

CHICKEN KORMA<\/p>\n

1 chicken cut-up (I used a bag of frozen thighs from Trader Joe’s)<\/p>\n

2 onions, chopped<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cups basmati rice (I used brown basmati)<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 c of yogurt<\/p>\n

2 c hot water<\/p>\n

1 T chopped garlic (I used 2x or 3x this)<\/p>\n

1 T peeled chopped ginger (I cut mine into big slices so they are easily fished out by my picky teenager)<\/p>\n

3 whole cloves<\/p>\n

5 cardamom pods (a first for me!)<\/p>\n

1 stick cinnamon<\/p>\n

1 tsp cumin<\/p>\n

1 T coriander<\/p>\n

a pinch of saffron (come to think of it, did I remember to add saffron? don’t think I did…)<\/p>\n

oil for frying<\/p>\n

salt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n

1. Brown the chicken meat (salt and pepper it too). (I think you might be able to skip this step if you’re in a rush.) Put it aside.<\/p>\n

2. Saute the onions until soft. Add all the spices and fry until fragrant (2 min). add the rice and saute until glossy. Stir in yogurt and water.<\/p>\n

3. Nestle in all the chicken pieces. Add water.<\/p>\n

4. Cover and simmer for 30 min or until done. Simmer uncover if it’s too soupy.<\/p>\n

So easy! So delicious! And smells crazy good!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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