spiced cashew chicken curry

servings: 3-4

total time: 45-48 minutes

ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• olive oil
• 1/2 cup/1 small chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 Tbsp coriander
• 1 Tbsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• diced potatoes as desired (we used 1-2 cups cubed small potatoes: red, purple and white)
• 2 1/2 cups coconut milk
• cashews as desired*
• chopped veggies as desired (we used 1 1/2 cups veggies: rainbow peppers and green onions)
• 2 cups uncooked rice of preferred type (we used jasmine rice)

instructions:

• cook rice in rice cooker or on stovetop
• pan fry chicken in olive oil
• when chicken is cooked, add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent 
• add garam masala, coriander, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, potatoes and coconut milk. mix well and simmer for 5 minutes
• crumble cashews over mixture and add veggies
• cover & simmer for 7 minutes (10 minutes if you have included potatoes) 
• mixture should become creamy as it simmers
• serve over rice with additions as desired

*possible additions: 

• ginger
• cilantro
• currants
• cashews, sliced almonds or other nuts as garnish
• chickpeas (either additional or as vegetarian substitution)

-- we previously used soy milk in this recipe, but have since found that coconut milk worked better