Culinary Disasters

I honestly have no clue why I don’t cook more Indian food.  I love Indian food and it makes great use of an already overstocked spice cabinet.

Of course I type of that last paragraph and the dish I am talking about is not even a traditional Indian dish but rather a dish whose origin probably came from Glasgow in the 1960s.  However, dammit I need to do more Indian.

Once again this dish also continues the Jeff not able to grill streak due to being to %$&^(~@ cold outside.  So I once again turned to my new favorite way which is using the poor neglected broiler.

For the chicken marinade you will need:

• 4 chicken thighs with the skin removed and diced into cubes
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 cup of yogurt
•  Thumb size piece of ginger finely diced
• 1/2 tablespoon of ground cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon of ground coriander
• Pinch of ground cardamom
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Pinch of kosher salt and black pepper

Combine everything and let it rest covered overnight in the fridge.  The next day set your broiler up so the pan is about 6 inches from the heat.  Put the chicken on the pan and dump the excess marinade.  Broiler till the chicken is cooked through turning a couple times (about 15 total minute).

For the sauce you will need:

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 onion diced
• 2 cloves of garlic diced
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1/2 tablespoon whole chili powder (I used a ancho)
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 28 ounce can of tomatoes
• 1 cup of cream

While the chicken is cooking it is time to start working on the sauce.  Over medium heat in a large saucepan add the 2 TB of butter, onions, and a pinch of salt and pepper.  Cook till the onions are soft.  After the onions are soft add in the tomato paste, garlic, chili powder, garam masala, and cayenne pepper.  Cook for about a minute and add in the canned tomatoes.

Bring this mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for a good 20 minutes.  After 20 minutes remove the lid and add in the cup of cream.  Simmer this gently for about 10 minutes and then add the chicken to the dish to cook for another 10 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

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