3 all one curry Recipes

coriander seed, dried red chilies (the long ones ), channa dal (also known as bengal gram)

chicken breasts, curry paste , preferably korma (or another indian , but no thai paste), oil for the marinade (i use sunflower ), oil, onion , thinnly sliced, garlic cloves, chopped, grated fresh ginger, cinnamon stick, broken into 2 pieces, red chile, very finely chopped (optional), basmati rice , washed in several batches of water and drained, raisins, preferably white, canned chopped tomatoes including their juice, water, turmeric, cumin, salt, lime juice, brown sugar, bay leaf, tomatoes (do not use more), desicated unsweetened coconut, lime wedge, sour cream (optional)