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curry powder

🥗Healthier: homemade curry blend

💰Cheaper: turmeric + cumin

Homemade blends can reduce additives and costs.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a plant-based alternative; thighs are cheaper than breasts.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides heat; bell pepper is milder.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil enhances flavor; canola is often less expensive.

Make green seasoning by adding green onions, celery, thyme, onion, ginger garlic paste, and pepper sauce to a blender.

Blend until smooth, avoiding over-blending to prevent foam.

Add a little vegetable oil to the blended mixture.

Add chopped onions to the pan and sauté until fragrant.

Add the green seasoning to the pan and mix well.

Add toasted curry powder and house spice seasoning to the pan.

Mix in chickpeas and stir to combine.

Add marinated chicken that has been sitting in green seasoning for 24 hours to the pan.

Sear the chicken and then add some of the seasoning back to the pan.

Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

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