So I felt I had to post this recipe, when I kept packing the chicken away, and my son kept opening the dish and pulling out more. As a vegetarian, I no longer taste any meat dishes that I cook, and sometimes worry that the family is being complimentary because they're sweet. However, the fourth helping felt like a pretty solid sign!
Ingredients:
I used a bottled sauce, but shall share a recipe for a home-made version shortly. I happened to have some left-over from a small party we had a few days ago, hence the brain-wave for the dish! Deep Foods sauces can be found in most Indian Grocery Stores.
Ingredients:
- One pound of chicken, cubed (most can be boneless, but it adds to the flavor to have a few pieces with bones)
- 16 oz. Bottle of Deep Tamarind-Date Sweet and Sour sauce
- 6 scallion sprigs
- 6 large garlic cloves
- One Tbsp Olive Oil
- Two cardamom cloves, popped or peeled open lightly to free up the seeds a little
- Five to Six whole coriander seeds
- A dozen shopped baby carrots
- Dice the garlic and scallion (avoid the tips, the limp green sections of the scallion)
- On a medium flame, bring the oil to a high heat in a deep sauce pan
- Pop in the cardamom and coriander to flavor the oil for a minute or so
- Fry the garlic and scallions
- Once the garlic has browned, toss in the carrots and cook for a few minutes
- Next pop in the chicken and saute for a few minutes
- Pour in the tamarind sauce, and lower the flame so the dish can cook at a simmer for about twenty minutes. It's important to keep the flame low, so the sauce doesn't caramelize and separate
I used a bottled sauce, but shall share a recipe for a home-made version shortly. I happened to have some left-over from a small party we had a few days ago, hence the brain-wave for the dish! Deep Foods sauces can be found in most Indian Grocery Stores.
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