This was certainly not the sort of Curry you’d find in a jar. Deeply spiced and fragrant, without being overly hot. Nom…..
There are several stages to the recipe so I’ll list the ingredients individually.
Ingredients for the Chicken:-
475g of Chicken breasts, cubed.
Salt and Pepper
Garlic Powder
Turmeric
Ingredients for the Base Sauce:-
1 Onion, chopped
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
A Thumbnail of Ginger, grated
500ml of hot Water
Oil to fry
Ingredients for the Spice Mix:-
1 Tsp of Curry Powder
1 Tsp of Paprika
1 Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tsp of Coriander Powder
1 Tsp of Garam Masala
1 Tsp of Cumin
1 Tsp of Gram Flour
½ a Tsp of Fenugreek
1 Tsp of Chilli Powder
Ingredients for the Curry:-
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tsp of fresh ginger, grated
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes
1 Bay Leaf
1 Chicken Stock Cube
1 Cinnamon Stick
200ml of Orange Juice
Chopped Coriander
1 Tsp of Salt
Oil to fry
Method:-
(1) Fry the chicken pieces in Oil adding the Turmeric, Garlic Powder, Salt and Pepper, ontil cooked through.
(2) Set aside.
(3) To make the base sauce fry the Onions and add the Garlic and Ginger.
(4) Fry until softened and then cover in hot water.
(5) Simmer for 20 minutes.
(6) Allow to cool and then blend with a hand blender until smooth.
(7) Set aside.
(8) Combine the ingredients for the Spicy Mix in a bowl.
(9) To make the Curry heat Oil over a medium heat and fry the Garlic and Ginger until fragrant.
(10) reduce the heat and add the Spice Mix, stirring to form a paste.
(11) Add the chopped Tomatoes and Base Sauce and stir well.
(12) Add the Orange Juice, Bay Leaf, Stock Cube and Cinnamon.
(13) Stir well and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
(14) Add the cooked Chicken and simmer for 20 minutes.
(15) Remove the Bay Leaf and Cinnamon.
(16) Garnish with chopped Coriander.
We served ours with boiled Rice, last nights Indian dips, Popadums and Bombay Potatoes.
I appreciate that the Job Centre Plus staff have a very difficult job to do. I also appreciate that they have internal rules and guidance to follow.
However if they have information and documents which might assist those looking for work I would have thought that it was their duty to share these with their clients. It would seem this is not the case. Here is an example:-
“Having had several appointments over the last few months and also having made it clear that I was happy to do anything in my power to find employment, I asked on the off-chance if they had a list of Employment Agencies in the York area. Strangely the agent reached into a desk tidy to her left and plucked a copy from a stack in the top shelf which contains names and contact details for 25 Agencies which are active in the area. Many of these are not easily located using Google as they have head offices in other locations.”
Not a great service from a failing system really is it?
If you are willing to work for an Employment Agency in the York area here is the list as a .PDF. (11.46Mb) You can also click on the picture above in you are using a mobile phone, because we like our services and articles to be accessible to all! It's possibly not the greatest quality but if you call in and ask they are more than willing to give you a copy.
But which should you have to ask in the first place?