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Post by deafpea on Feb 15, 2019 3:35:53 GMT
Hi peas! How would you season chicken that was to go in a coconut curry dish? I have a jar of coconut curry sauce that I will use--should I season the chicken in any way? I'm new to Indian cooking so thanks for any help!  Merilee |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Feb 15, 2019 3:52:03 GMT
I don't really know anything about Indian cuisine, so I wouldn't know what "fancy" spices would go with a coconut curry, but I find any chicken I have to cook before putting it in something else, even sauce, is always tastier with a little bit of salt and pepper.
You could also look at the ingredients on the sauce and try taking your cues from that. One chicken recipe I make has garlic powder in the sauce, so when I cook the chicken, I sprinkle it with salt, pepper, and garlic powder even though the recipe does not call for garlic powder on the chicken. But it really makes the dish so much better.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 15, 2019 3:57:35 GMT
When I make chicken curry I just use salt on the chicken. The curry is a combo of many seasonings already, so I don’t think you will need much other then salt.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Feb 15, 2019 4:03:40 GMT
I would just use salt and pepper because the sauce will have spices.
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Post by Basket1lady on Feb 15, 2019 4:07:17 GMT
For recipes like that, I’ll braised chicken in 1/2 broth, 1/2 white wine. Then I add it to the curry.
One thing to note-every brand of curry has a slightly different taste because “curry” is a blend of spices. If you have a store where you can get curry by the ounce, it’s good to try a few to see what you like. Otherwise, go in with a friend and buy 4-5 different brands. My favorite is form Spice and Tease, but I do grind it finer before using it. My second favorite is McCormic in the glass jars. Probably the cheapest out there!
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Post by gillyp on Feb 15, 2019 9:09:21 GMT
I cook a lot of Indian meals but if I was using a ready made sauce I wouldn’t be adding any other seasonings to the dish unless the label suggested it. I would just brown the chicken then add the sauce and cook them together for about 20 minutes. Maybe add some cashew nuts and cilantro at the end.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Feb 15, 2019 11:50:12 GMT
Unless I am making a tikka masala or a butter chicken, I would just brown the chicken with salt and pepper and add the sauce for it to cook in.
With a tikka masala or butter chicken, I will marinate in tandoori masala, cumin, garlic and yogurt and bbq before adding it to the sauce.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 15, 2019 15:39:17 GMT
Season it with salt. You could marinate it in yogurt too if you wanted. I make curry weekly but I make it from spices and I usually use coconut milk and maybe some tomato sauce. Probably one of our favorite dinners.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Feb 15, 2019 17:10:02 GMT
For a pre-packaged sauce I wouldn’t use salt until after I tasted it. But we’ve cut back on our salt and processed foods so just about everything tastes too salty to us now.
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Post by flanz on Feb 15, 2019 18:29:16 GMT
Unless I am making a tikka masala or a butter chicken, I would just brown the chicken with salt and pepper and add the sauce for it to cook in. With a tikka masala or butter chicken, I will marinate in tandoori masala, cumin, garlic and yogurt and bbq before adding it to the sauce. I would love a good recipe for homemade tikka masala sauce. Is yours homemade or store bought? |
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Post by flanz on Feb 15, 2019 18:29:59 GMT
Season it with salt. You could marinate it in yogurt too if you wanted. I make curry weekly but I make it from spices and I usually use coconut milk and maybe some tomato sauce. Probably one of our favorite dinners. would love your recipe, even if it's vague without exact measurements |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 19:32:24 GMT
You can rub the chicken with some of the sauce and let marinated Until time to cook.
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Post by deafpea on Feb 15, 2019 21:22:15 GMT
Thanks everyone! |
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