PEANUT CHICKEN CURRY

PEANUT CHICKEN CURRY

This recipe is adapted from the palm oil chicken curry.I used to cook this when I was living in Nigeria.Palm oil is extracted from the kernel of oil palm and is reddish in colour. It is commonly used for cooking in Africa,Southeast Asia and Bahia (Brazil).Here in this recipe I had to substitute it with normal cooking oil as palm oil is not available and I have used palak (spinach) in the place of African greens.(You may use any other green leafy vegetable too).
Ingredients:

Chicken .... 1 kg

Onions ...... 2-3 (finely chopped)

Tomato puree ..... 1 cup

Red chilli paste .......... 1 tbsp.

Spinach ...................... 1 cup

Roasted groundnuts .... 1/2 cup ( blend into a paste adding water)

Garam masala ........... 1 tsp. (not in the original recipe but I like to add it)

Salt ........................... to taste

Oil

Method:
1. Heat a little oil and stir fry the onion until pink in colour.
2.Add the chicken pieces and garam masala and stir fry for 5 minutes.
3. Now add the tomato puree and chilli paste. Add sufficient water to cook the chicken and let it simmer.
4. When half done stir in the peanut paste and chopped spinach leaves. Add salt and let it simmer till done.
Serve with plain boiled rice.
(This dish is usually eaten with pounded yam in Africa.)