Chicken with Lemon and Turmeric

Name: Chicken with Lemon and Turmeric
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 6tomatoes, skinned, deseeded, and finely chopped; a good handful of cilantro leaves, chopped; 1½ teaspoons coriander powder; 2½ cups fresh lemon juice; 3 tablespoons turmeric powder; 1chicken, jointed; salt and freshly ground black pepper; vegetable oil, for frying; 2onions, peeled and finely chopped; 1½ teaspoons cumin powder; 2 cups cooked chickpeas; 4garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

Lemon and chicken are a wonderful combination in this lovely, fresh-tasting curry. It is not a hot dish, but is full of flavor.

Ingredients

1chicken, jointed
vegetable oil, for frying
2onions, peeled and finely chopped
4

Asia
Starter
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Heat some vegetable oil in a pan and cook the chicken pieces until they are crisp and golden.

Stir in the onions and garlic and cook until they begin to color, then season and stir in the turmeric, cumin, and coriander powders. Mix well to coat the chicken entirely, adding a little more oil if the mixture is too dry.

Cook the spices gently through for about 5 minutes, stirring s