Chicken tomato cream and Spinach mushroom chicken

For Siddharth

Chicken tomato cream
Ingredients:
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil/butter
2 cloves garlic, finely minced/ Garlic powder
3 tsp heavy cream/sour cream
1-2 diced tomatoes/ tomato paste (Hunts, 2 tsp)
Preferred chicken pieces, I liked thighs (with bones for curry with rice, boneless if you are going to serve with pasta)
Salt and pepper
Bay leaves
Cloves
Cinnamon sticks
Julienne ginger

Korma powder

Method:
For sauce, saute the chopped onion in cooking medium until softened. Add garlic, ginger and whole spices.
Wash chicken and pat dry. Make slits with a sharp knife or cut into smaller pieces. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
Add tomato, cover, and cook for 4 to 6 minutes longer, until chicken is cooked through. Add curry powder/ Korma powder, and then cream.
Can garnish with dry, ground parsley.

Spinach mushroom chicken can be made similarly by using blanched/frozen spinach and mushrooms instead of tomatoes.

You can also use diced onions, garlic,  mushrooms and spinach with a splash of soya sauce to make a stir fry or add to your pasta. Good as sandwich fillers with cheese.