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Now if you know Nutty's kitchen, I am always banging on about make your own paste's ect ect....Well here I break my own hard set rules. Why you scream! Well if you can buy a paste that really works to make a fast & easy Chinese Chicken Curry then do it! We have made numerous attempts to create this paste at home & tbh the faff & disappointment did not pay off. Dinner's ready in 30 minutes. We have for many years used "Keejays Goldfish brand Chinese Chicken Curry paste"

You can buy this in most decent Indian or Chinese shops & also Amazon™ stocks it. The pot will serve 8 individual curries & it costs just over £3 from our local independant, so if your after a Home Away that's really easy, and I believe a 6 year old could easily make this! So, here it is:-

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide on how to make Chinese Chicken Curry along with some pictures as guidance.

chinese chicken curry and rice

ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

  • 100g Keejays Goldfish brand Chinese Chicken Curry paste
  • 300ml boiling water
  • 2 Tbls vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp hot chilli powder (optional)
  • 350g diced chicken thighs
  • 150g small white mushrooms halved
  • 50g frozen peas

If you wish to make this for 4 double everything above, 6 & treble, 8 & well simples quadruple :-)

method

So! This is Chinese Chicken Curry just like the takeaway does it. And no, they don't make their own curry pastes either, I know, I've checked!

Gather everything together and get it prep'd as this cooks at speed. Once you've done that you can put your rice or chips on to cook. By the time they're done, so will be your curry ::-)

ingredients
ingredients
  1. Boil the kettle measure out 300ml & add the 100g paste
  2. Stir to combine slightly
  3. Heat a heavy based wok to Very Hot & add oil
  4. Once hot add onions & stir fry like mad person so onions just soften and not brown
onions softened
onions softened
  1. Add in your mushrooms & stir fry like mad person
add mushrooms
mushrooms cooking with onions
  1. Add chilli powder if using, add chicken & stir fry
add chicken
chicken added to wok
  1. Add your sauce mix & stir through
  2. If it looks a little to thick add a little more water*

*Just note: more water, less taste!

add curry sauce
curry sauce added
  1. Sprinkle over your peas & set a timer for 10mins or until cooked
add peas
chicken and mushroom curry pease added
  1. Cover & simmer gently while your rice or chips finish cooking!
chinese chicken curry paste
curry paste
...as used at the takeaway
chinese chicken curry & rice
chinese chicken curry and rice
...just like the takeaway does it!

We didn't have to add the mushrooms to our Chinese Chicken Curry, but we just love it like that over at Nuttys Kitchen! We hope you enjoy it too, it's a fab favourite when we want a real treat with minimal effort ;¬) Enjoy!

If you fancy chips! Do chips! With of course — salt & vinegar, I tend to use bone in chicken legs for Chinese Chicken Curry & chips ;-) Same process just increase the cooking time to 30 to 40 minutes & check they are cooked through