Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chillis
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1kg chicken (thighs and drumsticks, skin on)
- 400g baby potatoes, large ones quartered, small ones halved
- 200g chantenay carrots
- 1 leek, sliced
- 2 sticks of celery, sliced
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 1-inch piece of ginger, sliced
- An onion, sliced
- 1 litre of chicken stock (one cube dissolved in hot water)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Dry roast the whole spices in a small frying pan on a low heat. Keep an eye on the spices so they don’t burn. Once the fragrance is release, pour the spices into a pestle and mortar, and crush to a fine powder before setting aside
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, and start to brown the chicken pieces. As they brown, place them into the slow cooker
- Add the baby potatoes followed by the carrots, leek and celery
- Drop in the garlic, ginger, onion and freshly ground spices
- Now pour in the freshly made chicken stock
- Add a generous pinch of salt, and a few twists of black pepper
- Close the slow cooker, set to low and cook for at least six hours