This has to be my kids favourite meal – they are constantly asking me to make chicken and roti. Luckily, because I have a pressure cooker the entire dish probably takes about 10-15 mins from start to finish.
Ingredients
Feeds 2 hungry children – vary the spices according to your child’s taste
- 1 boneless chicken thigh cut into small pieces (fat removed)
- 1 small potato peeled and cubed
- I fresh tomato chopped or 1/2 cup of of passata
- 1/2 tbsp of tomato puree if using a fresh tomato
- 1/4 onion finely chopped
- 2 inches of zucchini finely chopped
- 1 small clove of garlic – crushed
- 1/2 tsp for of ground coriander and cumin
- 1/4 tsp of garam masala
- pinch of chilli powder or fresh masala
- 1/4 tsp of turmeric
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup of water
Easy method
- Simply add all the above ingredients except the tomato puree and spices to a pressure cooker
- Seal the pressure cooker and place on a medium heat – allow the whistle to sound twice
- Allow to rest for 5 minutes – off the hob
- Then release the steam from the cooker (on mine I remove the whistle)
- Safely open the pressure cooker – add all the spices and tomato puree if you have used a fresh tomato
- Allow the dish to simmer for a further 5 or so minutes on the hob
- Check that the dish is cooked, taste and allow to rest before serving
Can be served with roti or rice.
If you don’t have a pressure cooker you can of course go with the more traditional method:
- Soften the onions and garlic in some oil
- Add the passata/ tomatoes
- Add the spices and then simmer on a low heat until you have a nice sauce
- Next add the zucchini, potatoes, chicken, water and tomato puree
- Simmer until the dish is cooked
chopped chicken
chopped zucchini and onion
all the ingredients in the pressure cooker
spices
finished dish