Curried Chicken Or Shrimp With Cinnamon Basmati Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and curry and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Add the rice, 2 1/2 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Season the shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and nestle them in the partially cooked rice. Cover and cook until the shrimp are opaque throughout, 4 to 5 minutes. Fold in the basil and serve.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and curry paste. Stir frequently until onions soften, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place shrimp in a sieve. Rinse under cold running water until any ice crystals melt. Once onions are softened, stir in coconut milk and honey. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove and discard skin from chicken, then pull off meat and tear or cut into bite-size chunks. Slice peppers into thick pieces. Coarsely chop cilantro. Stir shrimp, chicken, peppers and peas into coconut-milk mixture.
• Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are hot, 3 to 5 minutes. If using uncooked shrimp, cook until pink, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in coriander. Slice lime into wedges and serve alongside curry. Great with jasmine rice.
• Make Ahead:.
• Prepare recipe to end of step 1. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days or freeze up to 1 month. Defrost then bring to a simmer. Continue with recipe as written.

Steps:

• Bring the 3 cups water to a boil and add the rice.
• Stir, return to a boil and cover, reducing heat to medium low-you want it simmering.
• In a food processor or blender puree the onion, red pepper, ginger, garlic, lime zest, and pepper flakes.
• Pulse a few times, scrape down and add the ground almonds, coriander, paprika and tumeric.
• Blend into a paste.
• In a large skillet toast the mustard seeds over medium high heat.
• Skake the pan to prevent burning.
• Remove from pan and pour into a bowl to cool, set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add the oil.
• Swirl a few times and add the paste, cooking for 10-12 minutes.
• You want it a deep orange color and clumping together.
• Add the mustard seeds, 1 cup of water and the salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing with a spatula to extract the liquid.
• Rinse and dry skillet and return liquid to it.
• Gently whisk in the coconut milk and lime juice until well blended.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and add the shrimp, stirring gently until shrimp turn pink, about 3-4 minutes.
• Pour over cooked rice.