INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Clean and joint chicken.  If you don't like the skin, remove it.  Mash
the ginger into a paste (or chop finely) and mince the garlic.  Heat
oil in a large frying pan.  Use "medium-high heat".  Break apart the
star anise to release the seeds inside the arms. To  the frypan, add
onions, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, star aniseed,  peppercorns,
cloves, garlic and ginger. Be careful not to burn the  garlic. Saute
until the onions are cooked but not browned.  Add the chicken, turmeric
and chili powder and cook on a medium heat,  stirring often.  When the
oil starts to separate (the gravy will have oil floating on  its
surface), add the yogurt and cook till the chicken is done and  the
gravy is thick. Finally, add the fresh coriander leaves.  This is the
basic recipe.  Try  varying the whole spice combinations  until you
find a favorite. The recipe doubles well.  NOTES    Chicken curry --
This recipe is the real thing. Throw out your curry  powder:  you'll
never use it again once you've tried this recipe.  Chicken curry using
the real spices cannot be beat!! Yield: serves  2-3.    A cardamom pod
is not the same thing as a cardamom seed. Make sure  you get the pods.
A pod is about the size of a pea and contains seeds  inside it. Don't
substitute the ground version of any of the whole  spices, the effect
will not be the same. And don't use white cardamom  pods.    You may
want to remove the smaller whole spices prior to adding the  yogurt so
that unwitting guests don't eat them. Try the recommended  quantity of
garlic. The flavour is surprisingly subtle. More yogurt  makes more
gravy. Also a longer cooking time. Vary the amount of  chilies to suit
your taste. This recipe is medium-hot. I hope this  satisfies your
mouth-hunger.  The spice quantities may be varied to  suit your
preferences. : Difficulty:  easy, though timing matters  when cooking
the onions. : Time:  20 minutes preparation, 1 1/2 hours  cooking. :
Precision:  measure the oil.  : Joseph Sotham <joseph@ubc-medgen.cdn>
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