Microwave’ chicken curry

Impress people with your microwave skills!

Ingredients

• Chicken legs/wings – 500 grams
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Butter- 1 tsp
• 1 medium sized chopped onion(red better, but white will do)
• Chopped tomatoes/tomato sauce – 1 cup
• Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
• Curry powder – 2 tbsp
• Gararm masala- 1/2 tsp
• Yoghurt(optional) – 3 tbsps
• Salt- to taste
• Corainder- optional
• PS- You can replace all the spices with a ready made curry paste such as Patak’s balti curry sauce or even a Sainsbury’s Indian curry sauce. In this case, use 3-5 tbsps of the sauce depending on the instructions on the jar:)

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Add the oil, butter and onions to a microwaveable pot and microwave on full power for 1 minute.

STEP 2:

2. Add the chicken pieces with salt to the pot and microwave on full power for 6-7 minutes, with the lid partially on(i.e. place a lid on such that there is atleast 1 finger’s space uncovered).

STEP 3:

3. Add all the spices, the tomatoes or the tomato sauce and mix it all in. Microwave for another 3-4 minutes on full power, with the lid on in a similar way.

STEP 4:

4. Finally add the yoghurt and some water, if required, at this stage. Mix it all in and finally microwave for another 2 minutes.

STEP 5:

5. Add chopped corainder and the garam masala and let it stand, with the lid fully on, for 2 minutes(i.e. not microwaving, but just letting the steam already in the pot do the cooking) or so before serving hot, with rice or toasted pitta bread!