Cooking Times

45 min
Prep Time
80 min
Cook Time
125 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

4.00 lbs Chicken
cut in pieces
3.00 large Onions
chopped
4.00 large Tomatoes
chopped
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 inch piece Ginger
grated
3.00 tbsp Curry powder
Madras style
1.00 tsp Turmeric
4.00 sprigs Thyme
0.25 cup Vegetable oil
2.00 cups Water
2.00 tsp Salt
3.00 cups Saffron rice
for serving

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Marinate chicken with curry powder, turmeric, salt for 30 minutes.
30 minutes
2
Heat oil. Brown chicken pieces on all sides. Remove.
12 minutes
3
Sauté onions, garlic, ginger until golden.
8 minutes
4
Add tomatoes and thyme. Cook until broken down into sauce.
15 minutes
5
Return chicken. Add water. Simmer covered 45 minutes.
45 minutes
6
Sauce should be thick and aromatic. Season with salt.
7
Serve with saffron rice and rougail (tomato chutney).
8
Réunionese Christmas essential. Creole Indian Ocean fusion.