Fijian Chicken Curry And Curry Leaf Rice Recipe

Using our top quality chicken drumsticks,  the flavours brought to you by our Fijian chicken curry recipe will be even better. Prepare yourself for some seconds.

Serves: 5

Ingredients

• Oil
• 4 tbsp curry powder
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 2 onions diced
• 4 cloves garlic diced
• 2 tbsp ginger grated
• 4 dried chili
• 1kg chicken drumsticks cut into thirds
• 3 branches of curry leaves
• 3 chilies
• Water
• Salt/pepper/sugar

Ingredients for Curry Leaf Rice

• 2 cups long grain rice
• 50g browned butter
• 2 onions sliced
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• Curry leaves from 4 sprigs
• Salt

Method 

1. In a large pot, heat up the oil, add in curry powder, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and saute.
2. Add in onions and cook until softened. Add garlic and ginger and cook for a minute or two. Lastly, add dried chilies, chicken pieces and curry leaves with a ½ cup of water. After letting it boil, let it simmer with the lid on.
3. Constantly stir while adding water and add fresh chili, salt, pepper and sugar until chicken is soft.
4. For the curry leaf rice, in a separate pot, heat half of the butter until it sizzles, then add mustard seeds and onions to cook until softened. Add the rice and more butter and curry leaves. 
5. Serve the rice with the Fijian chicken curry. 

The majority of the ingredients in this recipe are available in our store, please head in to see us and we would be glad to help you put this delicious meal together.