Ingredients:
One pack of free range chicken pieces on the bone, thighs or legs
One large white onion, chopped
A good inch of fresh root ginger, chopped
Two cloves of garlic, chopped
Two small fresh green chillies, chopped
One chicken stock cube
Tin of chopped tomatoes
One tsp ground coriander
One tsp ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground tumeric
One fresh lime
A handful of fresh coriander leaves
Two heaped spoons of fresh plain yoghurt
Method:
- Fry the onions in vegetable oil until opaque, then add the ginger, garlic and chilli and cook for another two minutes.
- Add the ground coriander, ground cumin and tumeric and cook for another minute.
- Add the tin of tomatoes to the frying pan to deglaze and rinse the spices out and transfer contents to the slow cooker, seasoning well with salt & pepper.
- Using the same frying pan, brown the chicken on all sides in vegetable oil, and transfer to slow cooker, pushing the meat well into the sauce.
- Make a stock with the stock cube and half a mug of hot water and add to the pot.
- Leave for 6-8 hours, then chop the lime in half and add the juice of both halves, plus the handful of fresh coriander leaves and the fresh yoghurt.
- Serve with rice or naan of course!
