Curried Chicken Stew

I created this recipe only because I love, love, love Indian food soooooooo much. I tried to use a lot of spices and ingredients I could readily find in my local supermarket. In my opinion it's a nice substitute but really does not completely satisfy my Indian food cravings. My favorite Indian dishes are Mattar Paneer, Chicken Tikka Masala, Curried Chicken and of course NAAN!

If anyone out there knows how to prepare these dishes really well at home or knows someone who can please comment. I would love to try the recipe and post it.

Alright, on to my rendition:

1-2 lbs. Chicken (preferably thighs)
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
4 celery stalks, diced
Kosher salt
Fresh ground black pepper
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp ground tumeric
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp curry powder (yellow)
Dash of nutmeg
½ cup honey
32 oz carton of chicken stock
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp olive oil

Season the chicken with 1 tsp of each, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Place a large deep pot over medium heat, allow pan to heat adequately. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil; once the pot is sufficiently heated add the chicken skin side down, brown chicken on both sides. Do not fully cook the chicken, just brown it. Place chicken in a separate dish. Add another tbsp of oil to the pot, add the onion, garlic and celery to the pot season with salt and sauté until the onions are translucent. Add the ground coriander, nutmeg, curry powder, cayenne pepper, ground tumeric, paprika, crushed red pepper, flour and remainder of the onion powder and garlic powder to the onion sauté. Allow the seasonings to combine with the onion mixture, stir constantly. The mixture will become slightly thick this will take approx. 10 minutes. Return the chicken to the pot, coat the chicken well with the sautéed mixture. Slowly add the chicken stock to the pot until the stock is just covering the chicken, add the honey and stir. Place the top on the pot and cook over medium heat until the chicken is fully cooked, 30-40 minutes. Stir and salt to taste and serve over rice.


-Diva