Chicken Paprika with Dumplings

Posted 2019-03-13 by finy ⇒ follow

This is a delicious recipe which has vegetables in it and I served it as is without anything else as it seemed a balanced meal.

The dumplings are really easy to make and only take a few minutes

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 65 minutes
Serves: 3 - 4

Ingredients
2 tbsp oil
About 950 g chicken - I used thighs and lovely legs
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried thyme
1½ tbsp plain flour
½ cup chicken stock 1 tin chopped tomatoes (410 g)
2 carrots, cut into 2 cm pieces

For the Dumplings
1 cup sr flour
20 g butter
2 tsp parsley, chopped
2 tsp chives, chopped
½ tsp cumin or your favourite spice or mixed herbs
80 ml buttermilk

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan. Brown the chicken in batches over a medium to high heat. Put them in a deep 3 litre casserole dish.

Add the onion and garlic to the pan and stir until it is soft. Reduce the heat to low and add the paprika, thyme and flour.

Cook, stirring for about 2 minutes.

Gradually stir in the stock.

Add the tomato and season to taste.

Pour the mixture over the chicken in the casserole.