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Ingredients
for
6
Jambalaya
40 min., ready in 1 hr 15 min.
Time:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups Long grain rice
- 2 onions (finely chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 2 green chili peppers (deseeded and sliced)
- 1 Tbsp green Curry paste
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- ½ cup ground almonds
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 2 Tbsps flour
- 1 ⅔ cups vegetable stock
- ⅜ cup Coconut milk
- 2 Tbsps Oil
- 4 cups Chicken breasts (cubed)
- 1 green pepper (diced)
- 1 red pepper (diced)
- ⅔ cup Baby Corn
- ¼ tsp ground Cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground Cumin
- 1 tsp ground cilantro
- ½ cup Kidney beans (canned)
- 1 Banana (sliced)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Chicken breastLong grain riceKidney beansalmondCornCoconut milk
Preparation
1.
Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet, until al dente.
2.
Mix together the onions, garlic, chilli, curry paste, grated ginger and ground almonds.
3.
For the sauce, heat the butter, stir in the flour and cook until brown, stirring constantly. Gradually add the vegetable stock and coconut milk and stir until thickened. Remove from the heat.
4.
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the chicken pieces. Add the peppers, baby corn cobs, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin and coriander. Sweat all together briefly, then stir in the prepared onion and spice mixture and the prepared sauce.
5.
Simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5 minutes before the end of cooking time mix in the rinsed and drained beans, the rice and sliced banana. Season to taste with salt and serve.