Pheasant Curry With Coconut Milk And Red Chilli

Pheasant Curry

Author: Dan Toombs

Recipe Type: Main

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  75 mins

Total time:  1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 4

This recipe can be used with chicken, quail, partridge and leftover turkey with equally good results.

Ingredients

• 1 pheasant cut into 6 pieces
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 100g thick Greek yogurt
• Juice of one lime
• 2 tablespoon ghee or olive oil
• 2 onions – finely chopped
• 1 fresh red chilli – finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin powder
• 1 large pinch saffron
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• 400ml coconut milk
• 25 cashews ground in a little water
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Coriander leaves, to garnish

Instructions

1. Mix the yogurt, lime juice, ginger and garlic in a glass bowl and add the pheasant pieces.
2. Allow to marinate for at least eight hours and up to 24 hours.
3. When ready to cook, heat the ghee/olive oil in a large saucepan or wok.
4. Add the chopped onions and fry until nice and soft – about 5 minutes.
5. Now add the cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala and chopped chilli and fry for a further 5 minutes.
6. Add the pheasant pieces, retaining the marinade and brown them with the onions for about five more minutes and then remove the pheasants pieces from the pan.
7. Place the onion mixture into a blender and add the coconut milk, the remaining marinade and about 200ml water. You could just use a handheld blender if you have one.
8. Blend to either a fine or chunky sauce depending on you preference.
9. Bring the sauce back to a simmer and add the saffron and the ground cashews.
10. Return the pheasant legs to the curry and allow to simmer for about 40 minutes until the pheasant leg meat is nice and tender.
11. Add the breast meat pieces and cook for a further 10 minutes until just cooked through.
12. Check for seasoning, squeeze the lemon juice over the sauce and serve over rice with a spoonful of coriander chutney

Thanks to - Source:  http://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2012/11/27/indian-food-recipes-pheasant-curry-with-coconut-milk-and-red-chilli/

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