Kashmiri Murgh with Cashew, Mango and Lychee

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken breast (Cut into cubes)
• 2 el plain yogurt (For the marinade)
• 1 tl ginger paste (Heaped)
• 1 garlic (Clove, pressed)
• 0.5 tl salt
• 3 el vegetable oil or ghee (Use vegetable oil or ghee)
• 1 onion (Finely chopped)
• 2 tl garam masala (Heaped)
• 1 tl ground cumin (Heaped)
• 100 ml cooking cream (Or coconut milk as an alternative)
• 40 g cashews (Unsalted; plus an extra handful for garnish, quantity not specified)
• 0.5 blikje lychees (Or one fresh lychee, pitted and chopped)
• 1 mango (Ripe; cubed or puréed)
• 1 el honey (Optional, for extra sweetness)
• water (A splash, to purée the cashews into a smooth paste; quantity not specified)
• hot water (To soak the cashews for 10 minutes; quantity not specified)
• pepper (To taste)
• naan bread (To serve; quantity not specified)
• basmati rice (To serve; quantity not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Mix the chicken cubes with the yogurt, ginger paste, pressed garlic and salt. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Soak the cashews in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain them and purée with a splash of water until smooth.

3. 3

   Heat the vegetable oil or ghee in a large pan over medium-high heat.

4. 4

   Brown the marinated chicken on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and transfer it to the slow cooker.

5. 5

   In the same pan, sauté the finely chopped onion until soft and translucent.

6. 6

   Add the garam masala and ground cumin. Fry for 1 minute, until the spices become fragrant.

7. 7

   Stir the cashew paste into the onion mixture.

8. 8

   Add the cooking cream and mango, either cubed or puréed. Cook briefly.

9. 9

   Spoon the onion mixture into the slow cooker with the chicken and mix well.

10. 10

    Set the slow cooker to Low and cook for 3.5 hours.

11. 11

    Add the lychees during the final half hour of cooking time.

12. 12

    Taste the curry and season with pepper and salt if needed. Add the honey if desired for extra sweetness.

13. 13

    Garnish with the extra cashews and serve immediately with warm naan bread or fragrant basmati rice. Indian breads are also mentioned as a suitable accompaniment.

Notes

The quantity of extra cashews for garnish, the exact amount of water and the quantity of lychees in half a can are not specified. The source also mentions coconut milk as an alternative to cooking cream. Optional honey is included in the ingredient list. The text lists ginger paste as an ingredient but describes it as ginger-garlic paste in the marinating step; garlic has therefore been included as a separate ingredient, as in the ingredient list.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• Indian
• slow cooker
• mild
• creamy
• slightly sweet
• chicken
• gluten-free