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40 Garlic Clove Chicken Curry

If the Punjabi saag chicken had a baby with the Provençal chicken with 40 garlic cloves, this is what you’d get. Rich, sweet and full of spice.

Cook

1h 11m

Ingredients

Method

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Step 1

Heat ghee in a heavy pan and add the garlic cloves. Fry gently for 5–6 minutes until golden and fragrant, then lift them out and set aside.

3 tbsp Ghee

40 cloves Garlic

Step 2

In the same pan add the cumin seeds and cardamom, let them crackle, then add the onions, chilli’s and ginger. Cook slowly for 15–20 minutes until deeply golden.

1 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds

5 Cardamom pods

2 large Onion

2 Green chillies

4 cm Ginger

Step 3

Stir in the ground spices, cooking for a minute. Add the tomato paste and chopped tomatoes, and cook down until thick and jammy.

1 tbsp Ground coriander

1 tbsp Turmeric

1 tbsp Garam masala

1 tbsp Chilli powder

1 tbsp Dried fenugreek

2 tbsp Tomato paste

150 g Chopped tomatoes

Step 4

Return the garlic to the pan and drop your diced chicken thigh in, season, and pour over the stock. Simmer gently for 30–35 minutes until the chicken is tender and the garlic soft enough to mash.

1 kg Boneless skinless chicken thighs

Salt

Black pepper

300 ml Chicken stock

Step 5

Chop your spinach then stir through the curry, letting it wilt into the curry. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes until the sauce is rich and speckled with green.

400 g Spinach leaves

Step 6

Take off the heat and let it cool slightly. Finish with coriander.

1 bunch Fresh coriander

For

4

M

I

1

kg

Boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks

40

cloves

Garlic, peeled

3

tbsp

Ghee, or neutral oil

3

tbsp

Neutral oil, or ghee

2

large

Onion, finely sliced

4

cm

Ginger, grated

2

Green chillies, slit lengthways

1 1/2

tbsp

Cumin seeds

5

Cardamom pods, crushed

1

tbsp

Ground coriander

1

tbsp

Turmeric

1

tbsp

Garam masala

1

tbsp

Chilli powder, adjust to taste

1

tbsp

Dried fenugreek

2

tbsp

Tomato paste

150

g

Chopped tomatoes

300

ml

Chicken stock

400

g

Spinach leaves

1

bunch

Fresh coriander, small, chopped

Salt

Black pepper

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40 Garlic Clove Chicken Curry

If the Punjabi saag chicken had a baby with the Provençal chicken with 40 garlic cloves, this is what you’d get. Rich, sweet and full of spice.

Cook

1h 11m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Heat ghee in a heavy pan and add the garlic cloves. Fry gently for 5–6 minutes until golden and fragrant, then lift them out and set aside.

3 tbsp Ghee

40 cloves Garlic

Step 2

In the same pan add the cumin seeds and cardamom, let them crackle, then add the onions, chilli’s and ginger. Cook slowly for 15–20 minutes until deeply golden.

1 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds

5 Cardamom pods

2 large Onion

2 Green chillies

4 cm Ginger

Step 3

Stir in the ground spices, cooking for a minute. Add the tomato paste and chopped tomatoes, and cook down until thick and jammy.

1 tbsp Ground coriander

1 tbsp Turmeric

1 tbsp Garam masala

1 tbsp Chilli powder

1 tbsp Dried fenugreek

2 tbsp Tomato paste

150 g Chopped tomatoes

Step 4

Return the garlic to the pan and drop your diced chicken thigh in, season, and pour over the stock. Simmer gently for 30–35 minutes until the chicken is tender and the garlic soft enough to mash.

1 kg Boneless skinless chicken thighs

Salt

Black pepper

300 ml Chicken stock

Step 5

Chop your spinach then stir through the curry, letting it wilt into the curry. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes until the sauce is rich and speckled with green.

400 g Spinach leaves

Step 6

Take off the heat and let it cool slightly. Finish with coriander.

1 bunch Fresh coriander

For

4

M

I

1

kg

Boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks

40

cloves

Garlic, peeled

3

tbsp

Ghee, or neutral oil

3

tbsp

Neutral oil, or ghee

2

large

Onion, finely sliced

4

cm

Ginger, grated

2

Green chillies, slit lengthways

1 1/2

tbsp

Cumin seeds

5

Cardamom pods, crushed

1

tbsp

Ground coriander

1

tbsp

Turmeric

1

tbsp

Garam masala

1

tbsp

Chilli powder, adjust to taste

1

tbsp

Dried fenugreek

2

tbsp

Tomato paste

150

g

Chopped tomatoes

300

ml

Chicken stock

400

g

Spinach leaves

1

bunch

Fresh coriander, small, chopped

Salt

Black pepper

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