Just like green smoothies, I was very hesitant to eat Indian food. I wanted so badly to like it. & just like the green smoothies, I was so happy to find that I love it! A little while back Jon & I went to the Indian Oven here in the valley with some of our good friends & we left the place feeling so Indian happy & so stuffed! It was delicious! Soon after I was on a search for a good recipe & I definitely found a keeper. If you are an Indian food lover, you should make this. It was a crockpot recipe, so it was incredibly easy to make! So here we go....
Here's the recipe and some of my own tips down below!
You can go here to get the original. :)
Chicken Tikka Masala
Ingredients:
5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cut into 1.5" cubes
1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp. ginger, minced
1 (29 oz.) can of tomato puree
1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. Garam masala
1 tbsp. cumin
1/2 tbsp. paprika
2 tsp. salt (or to taste)
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. pepper
1-3 tsp. cayenne pepper (depending on how hot you want it)
2 bay leaves
*a handful of golden raisins (see below in my tips)
1 cup heavy cream
3 tbsp. corn starch
chopped parsley or cilantro, for topping
Instructions:
1. Place everything up to the bay leaves in a large bowl. Stir to combine everything & make sure the chicken is coated well.
2. Gently place the mixture in the crockpot & add the two bay leaves
3. Cover & cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high
4. When done, in a medium bowl, whisk together heavy cream & cornstarch, then pour the mixture into the crockpot & stir. Let it cook for an additional 20 minutes to thicken up. (If you want the raisins, I would add them in here as well!)
5. Serve hot over rice & enjoy!
6. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
My Tips:
- As you make this, you will think to yourself, "I sure hope I am doing this right," or "I wish this was a different color," or "holy cow this calls for a lot of spices"... these thoughts & others will probably keep popping up in your head, but endure & enjoy it. It is worth it :)
- This dish will make your home (& maybe everyone in your home) smell like Indian food for at least a day :)
- I am a wimp when it comes to spicy food so I put in the 1 tsp. of cayenne pepper & I still feel like its a little too spicy. You know... spicy enough to get your nose to run & your forehead to sweat. So just beware on how much of the cayenne pepper you put in.
- This recipe also makes a TON of food! My husband & I have tons of leftovers... so consider halfing the recipe.
- Being spicy & flavorful Indian food, make sure you make plenty of rice.
- Since we had so much leftover we had some friends over for dinner the next day. Our friends also love Indian food so it was a yummy night full of tikka masala, naan, salad & a yummy mango drink. We also added some golden raisins to the chicken tikka masala before we heated it up & it was such a yummy addition, I would recommend it!
Talk about a yummy meal that chicken tikka masala....
July 22, 2013
July 19, 2013
Summer Lovin'
I know you are probably wondering what happened to the posts answering 7-30...well I have decided to put that on hold.
(For a little while? For a while? For forever? Who knows! )
Anyways...Here are a few of my summer favorites this year...
1. The sock bun....
It has been so hot this summer! This hairstyle has been so wonderful for me because it is so easy to do, it keeps your head nice and cool, and it is super cute! Definitely my go-to summer hair-do!
3. Frozen yogurt, shaved ice, smoothies...anything cold and yummy!
I have seen so many different recipes on pinterest for green smoothies, but I honestly have not had the guts to make them! (I feel so silly now, but I kept getting this feeling that if the green smoothies didn't turn out good, that I wouldn't make or drink smoothies for awhile & that made the little smoothie lover in me hesitant!) But anyways, I was talking with Jon's sister Liz & she has been making green smoothies all summer & she loves them! So I got all the details from her, I then looked on pinterest for a recipe similar to how she makes hers, I got all of the ingredients, & then I took a leap & made my first green smoothie & I LOVED it! (& so did the hubs!)
Here is how I make my yummy green smoothies....
1.5 cups of Silk Almond Milk
1 Handful of spinach
1 Tablespoon of ground flaxeed
2 Bananas (can substitute for other fruit)
1 teaspoon of sugar (probably a no-no, but it's just a teaspoon!)
- Put all of the ingredients in the blender & blend away! Then enjoy! Yum!
4. Craft days with Mom
I have been able to spend a lot of time with my mom this summer & I have loved every minute of it. My mom is seriously superwoman...she is the best! Whenever we get together we usually go to lunch, shop a little here & there, & do cute crafts. Days with my mom are the best, whenever the day ends, I am always thinking about how much fun we will have the next time we get together! Here are some of the cute things we have made...
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| We got the idea to make this from pinterest (of course!) I am so happy with how it turned out! My mom made one two, but she put LOVE in big letters across all of the wood. |
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| We could definitely use some pillow shams... :) |
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| Sunburst Mirror (It cost only $3 to make! We got a mirror at hobby lobby for 3 bucks, a ton of free paint sticks from home depot, & some craft glue!) |
I am just lovin' Summer & I hope you are too!
More to come soon!
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