Curry is a very popular dish in Guyana. More than half of Guyana’s population originate from India, so our culture and cuisine reflects that. Any vegetable or meat can be made into a curry, I used the very popular chicken and potato combination. Here it’s served with Dhal Puri, and Indian flatbread.
Chicken and Potato Curry
4 lbs chicken, cut up
5 cloves garlic, crushed
10 stems fresh thyme
2 chicken bouillon cube
1 cinnamon stick(optional)
1/3 cup canola oil
4 medium potato cut into cubes
3 scallion chopped
Curry Paste
1/3 cup curry powder
1/4 tsp geera (cumin)
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic*
thyme sprigs*
1/3 cup water
To season chicken, place chicken in a large bowl and season with 5 cloves of crushed garlic, 10 sprigs of thyme and 2 chicken bouillon cube crushed. Allow chicken to sit in the refridgerator for at least 4 hours.
To make Paste, mix all curry powder, geera, garam masala, garlic, thyme and water. Heat 1/4 cup canola oil on a medium fire. Add curry paste and fry for about 4-5 mins. Add seasoned chicken, cinnamon stick and allow to cook slowly for 15 to 20 mins. Add pototoes and enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil, turn fire down to low and simmer until potato is tender. Remove from heat and add chopped scallion to garnish.
*Instead of using garlic and thyme in the curry paste, you can also use 1 tbsp of green seasoning.
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