Chicken with coriander and tomato

This was a quick little curry for just me, but It should be quite easy to adjust for more people.



Ingredients
1 good quality chicken breast ('cubed')
A big bunch of coriander leaves
Fresh chopped tomatoes (whatever you see fit as being the right size portion for one person)
1 fairly large clove of garlic
2-3 small green chillies
About a tablespoon of garam masala
Olive oil
Salt

Chop up your garlic, coriander and chillies, combine with the garam masala, then grind it all down to a paste with a pestle and mortar.

Heat up some oil in a pan, add the coriander paste, and fry in the oil for about 30 seconds. Add the chicken and give it all a good stir, making sure all the chicken is coated. After a couple of minutes, add the tomatoes with a little bit of water and a pinch of salt. Keep stirring on a medium heat and after about 10 minutes or so you should get something that resembles the photo above.

Chicken with coriander and chilli

I'm not really in the mood for writing recipes at the moment, and in any case this is quite easy. Just fry a spoonfull of curry paste in some oil for a few minutes, add some chicken, then some chopped garlic, 5 or 6 sliced small red chillies (depending on how you want it, mine was double hot!), and a load of chopped coriander. Stir in about half a cup of water and keep stirring until the chicken is cooked.

Tagliatelle with chicken and broccoli

Now I wasn't all too sure about making a white sauce but it seemed to work OK. So if anyone goes 'That's not how you make a white sauce!', then sorry, but bollocks.

Ingredients
2 good quality chicken breasts (to serve 2)
Broccoli (as much as you like)
Tagliatelle (as much as you like)
Plain flour
A big knob of butter
About a half pint of milk
Parmesan
Dried thyme
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

To make the white sauce, get a saucepan over a low heat, and melt the butter. Once it's melted, add in some flour and stir until you get a smooth paste. Add in the milk gradually, and keep stirring to avoid lumps. Add a bit of pepper and continue to stir until you get a nice smooth sauce.

Cut up your chicken and broccoli into bite-size bits. Heat up some oil in a pan and add the chicken, season with a bit of salt and pepper. Once it's changed colour and is nearly cooked, add the sauce along with a pinch of thyme. Give it a stir, then add the broccoli. I prefer my broccoli to be only just cooked. If you're the sort of person that likes it soft, then you should maybe boil it for a couple of minutes before adding it to the pan.

Depending on cooking time, have your tagliatelle ready for about 5 minutes after you put the broccoli in. When it's done, add it to the chicken and broccoli, along with a small bit of its cooking water. Mix it all together with a load of grated parmesan. That's it.

Chicken with lemon and thyme

Marinate your chicken in a mix of olive oil, the juice of half a lemon and some chopped garlic and thyme, for at least 30 minutes. Put it on some skewers and grill or fry on a medium heat for about 15 minutes, turning and basting with the marinade every few minutes.