Easy Yellow Chicken Curry

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tablespoons yellow curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger (fresh or dried)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, tenderized and cubed
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• sriracha sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 before cooking: tenderize and cube chicken, chop onion and mince garlic (i combine the two ingredients in a food processor), and combine curry powder, cinnamon, paprika, ginger root, and sugar in a small cereal-sized bowl.
• 2 heat olive oil in a large pan on medium heat.
• 3 once oil is hot, add onion and garlic.
• 4 saute onion and garlic until onion is browned.
• 5 add curry spices to the pan (add olive oil if need be--use your better judgement).
• 6 saute combination until the spices have soaked up all of the remaining olive oil.
• 7 add coconut milk, tomato paste, and chicken.
• 8 simmer for 20-25 minutes.
• 9 remove bay leaf.
• 10 add lemon juice.
• 11 simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 12 serve over rice (or fancier rice, if you prefer).
• 13 allow guests to add sriracha sauce to their tastes.