There are countless ways to serve spaghetti, but this recipe adds a whole new level! This incredible recipe is hot, full, and very delicious!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chickpea flour (besan)
- 4 red bell peppers, seeded and diced
- 3 fresh curry leaves
- 1 pound cubed skinless, boneless chicken
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons hot paprika
- ¼ cup water
- 1 (2 ounce) package coconut milk powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
- 3 green chile peppers, sliced into thin rings
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 lemon, cut into thin slices
Instructions
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add the chickpea flour and cook, stirring frequently, until the flour darkens slightly and smells fragrant, about five minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the toasted chickpea flour into a bowl to cool.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red bell peppers and curry leaves and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Mix in the cubed chicken and cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger-garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds.
- Combine the turmeric, cayenne pepper, and chickpea flour. Sprinkle the spice mixture over the chicken mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Pour in 1/4 cup of water to prevent the spices from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Dissolve the coconut powder in 1 cup of water. Pour it over the chicken mixture and reduce the heat to low. Stir the mixture occasionally while you prepare the pasta.
- Fill a large pot with well-salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Transfer the hot spaghetti to a serving bowl and pour the chicken mixture over the pasta. Garnish with sliced green chilies, cilantro, and lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 725 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 105 g |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Protein | 42 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 213 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this with the wife and it was delicious. We didn’t have besan flour so we used regular all-purpose and it seemed to work well. Also couldn’t find curry leaves so we looked up a recommendation of substituting it with basil and lime zest which work out well also. We substituted the chicken with shrimp and served it over penne. For some reason the recipe read to use cayenne pepper in the instructions but wasn’t listed on the ingredients list (it read to use hot paprika). Love it and will make it again
I added a 7oz can of green chiles and used coconut milk instead of powder and water. Because of kids I used smoked paprika (recipe calls for hot paprika, then says add cayenne pepper?). Needed salt and pepper. I think a sautéed onion would help it out.
Overall, the recipe did have nice flavor, but might need some minor tweeking. Instead of using 4 red peppers, I used 2 red peppers, a white onion, and an anaheim pepper. I couldn’t find coconut milk powder, but I found coconut powder and used that. I also could not find curry leaves, so I used about 1 tsp of curry powder. I was a little confused by the recipe saying to add cayenne, when it’s not on the shopping list. I assumed it meant to add the paprika. I didn’t have ginger garlic paste, so I added about 1 clove of garlic and 1 tsp of fresh ginger. I also used fresh turmeric. I thought 1 whole lemon was too much considering it was already a bit bitter, so I only added the juice from half of a lemon. Maybe it’s the American in me, but I thought this recipe lacked a little sweetness that I thought could bring out some other flavors. I added some white sugar and salt to taste. If I were to make again, I would consider maybe adding coconut powder to coconut milk to add some natural sweetness and additional coconut flavor.
Very good! I added a few more spices.