Recipe for chicken madras
4 long red chillies
12 chicken thighs skinned
1/2 medium onion
2 garlic cloves crushed
2tsp medium curry powder ( if you like very hot use hot curry powder)
400g tinned toms
1tbsp tomato purée
1/4 tsp sweetener
750ml chicken stock
1. Preheat oven to 170/fan 150/gas 3and 1/2
2. Place chillies on board and finely chop two of them
3.split the other two chillies from stalk to tip on one side without opening or removing the seeds
4. Cut the thighs into about 3cm chinks
4. Heat a large flameproof casserole dish on the hob
5. Fry the onion, garlic and chopped chillies over a high heat for1 minute
6. Sprinkle over the curry powder and stir for a few seconds before adding the tomato purée and chopped tomatoes
7. Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly until liquid evaporates and sauce looks thick and deep red
8. Add the chicken, whole chillies and sweetener and cook for two minutes turning the chicken regularly
9. Pour over the stock and bring to a simmer stirring
10. Cover the dish with a lid and transfer to oven. Cook for 1 1/2 to 1 /3/4 until sauce has thickened ( if sace is thin then return to hob to thicken)
Serve with natural yogurt
You can also do this with 800g braising steak and beef stock