Nisha Katona's 30 minute Friday night curry
The master of curries shares her perfect Friday feast, ready in under 30 minutes! Nisha Katona is treating us this Diwali to a fragrant Indian 5 Spice chicken curry, full of punchy flavours!
Nisha Katona’s Bengali Chicken Curry
Serves: 4
Ingredients
3 tbsp vegetable oil1 heaped tsp panch phoron (Indian 5 spice)700g chicken breast, diced1 tbsp garam masala½ tsp ground turmeric ¼ tsp chilli powder 400g tinned chopped tomatoes1 tsp salt 1½ tsp sugar 2 large mild green chilli, deseeded and sliced 130g frozen petit pois 1 heaped tsp English mustard Handful rocket, choppedLarge handful coriander leaf, choppedSqueeze of fresh lemon
Method
1. Put the vegetable oil in a large heavy-based pan over a medium heat. When hot, add the panch phoron and fry lightly, making sure the spices do not burn. This usually takes around 8-10 seconds on a high heat.
2. Add the chicken, garam masala, ground turmeric and chilli powder and fry for 2 minutes.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, sugar and green chilli. Give everything a good stir together, then turn the heat down to low. Cover and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes.
4. After 10 minutes, add in the petit pois and allow to continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through and tender. At the end, stir through the English mustard, rocket, chopped coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice.
5. Serve with rice.