I feel like I have told 864 people about this recipe and that I would send it over.  I know I failed about 862 times because I know I did in fact send it to Erica and Eileen.  Ladies, apparently you cut muster.

I LOVE going out for Indian food but the thought of making it at home is daunting.  This recipe will change the way you feel about making it at home.  My sister sent me a recipe she found but it was too much work for me (pounding out chicken and marinating it for hours etc).  I have zero time for that shit so I do mine differently.  I add a bit more this and little less this and it is out of this world.  Grab some Naan from Trader Joes or Costco or wherever you can find it, serve it over brown or white rice and you will be heaven.

I even took pics like a real blogger does so you can see it every step of the way.  You are welcome.

Ok, The technical name is Indian lime chicken but I shun my cold shoulder on the lime  and only let him pop by for a tiny visit so I do not give him top billing.  The lime does not take over and we just call this “good shit Indian chicken”.  For real.  Arno calls and wants to know what is for dinner, “good shit Indian chicken”.  Sounds good to him.  Do you know what the best part is?  My kids like it.  Seriously.  They like happy meals and hot dogs but like “good shit indian chicken”.  Maybe they just like to say the name,   HHmmmmmmm…..I may be onto something.

So here is what you need:

 

Get started with this:

 

2-4 Chicken breasts (we do 2 or 3  because we LOVE the sauce soaking into the rice but 4 would totally work too if you wanted to skip rice or go minimal).  In our house, the sauce is boss.

1 can coconut milk (the light stuff works too)

1 Tablespoon oil (I use canola)

1.5 teaspoon cumin

1.75 teaspoon corriander (crushed powder)

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon curry powder

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons powdered sugar (real plain old sugar  would work too.  Real recipe calls for granulated but all I had was powdered and I stuck with it because it worked for me)

Zest of 1 lime and juice for squeezing should the mood strike you

Handful of chopped cilantro

1/2-1 cup of frozen peas

Pepper to taste – either crushed red or a jalapeno.  (When we make it with the kids we skip this but for ourselves, the good shit Indian dinner has big ole jalapeno slices.

 

Ok, now the process (can you tell this is my first recipe I am posting?!?!?)

Dice the chicken into small somewhat bite size uniform cubes

 

Brown the chicken in a decent amount of veg oil, NOT olive oil as the the flavor of the oil will overtake it.  I tried this once.  I think like 4 tsp oil.  brown it with a touch of salt.

 

In the meantime, whisk everything else together in a bowl.  The coconut milk, canola oil, lime zest, sugar, soy sauce, salt, curry, cumin and coriander.  Save the cilantro and peas.

 

Then dump that right in to the browned chicken.

 

Let this all simmer on very low for at least 20 minutes so all the flavors can incorporate.  Mine usually sits there longer as I have a fight to break up over who is more awesome or who loves Minnie more.  Then I inevitably have to change a diaper and let the dog out who is scratching at the back door.  Moral of the story, timing is not precise, nothing is.

After you do your duties…. break up fights, watch something on Bravo, stalk your high school boyfriend through Facebook, it is probably time to add the peas and cilantro.

 

Stir this all up and let simmer another few minutes so the frozen peas can come to life.  I LOVE peas.  What’s not to love?!?

Get ready to serve this then over brown or white rice, even vermicelli would be great.  I prefer ghetto instant white rice, store brand of course.  Serve it with a lime wedge so people can squeeze the fresh juice if they want more.  I am not a huge fan so I like the recipe with just the little bit of zest, not a full out lime assualt.  My husband  and Sas would squeeze 76 limes on it if they could.  Blech.

Here it is folks……and if you like indian food, MAKE this.  I promise you will enjoy it.  Once you buy the 3 spices (Cumin, corriander and curry) you can pretty much have it become a last minute dinner.  I always buy coconut milk when it is on sale and frozen chicken breast is a staple.

So here it is, “good shit Indian chicken”.  I am confident you will think it is out of this world….and if you do not, we need to re-evaluate our taste bud friends.  We can still be friends but not the taste buds.  Mine may be too cool for yours.  But I doubt it, because you will find this is a quick fix for an Indian craving that you can do in your own kitchen.

So now go enjoy your “good shit Indian.”  It does not disappoint – and neither do my kids at bed time.