Chicken Thigh Pathia With Turmeric Rice And Naan

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Peel and finely chop your brown onion[s], garlic and ginger

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a generous drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat

Once the pan is hot, add the chopped onion with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 6-8 min or until softened

Meanwhile, heat a pot (with a matching lid) with a generous drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium heat

Once hot, add your cumin seeds and cook for 1-2 min or until sizzling

Once the cumin seeds start to sizzle, carefully add your basmati rice and stir it all together

Add your ground turmeric and 250ml [325ml] [500ml] cold water with a pinch of salt to the pot and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-12 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked

Once cooked, remove from the heat and keep covered until serving – this is your turmeric rice

Boil half a kettle

While the rice is cooking, chop your chicken thighs into large, bite-sized pieces

Once the onion has softened, add the chopped ginger and garlic and cook for 1-2 min further or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add your ground cumin, curry powder and cayenne pepper (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) with your tomato paste and stir it all together

Tip: Add a drizzle of vegetable oil if the pan looks a little dry

Add your tamarind paste with 150ml [200ml] [250ml] boiled water and 2 tsp [3 tsp] [4 tsp] sugar

Give everything a good mix up, then add the chopped chicken and cook for 16 min or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your chicken thigh pathia

Once the chicken is almost cooked, add your garlic & coriander naan[s] to a toaster for 1-2 min or until warmed through

Tip: For a little extra indulgence, butter the warmed naan once out of the toaster

Meanwhile, chop your parsley roughly, including the stalks