Chicken with Sweet Potato Curry

Ingredients

• 1 T olive oil
• 1 chicken breast, cut into small bite-sized pieces
• 1 medium onion, cut into large pieces
• 1 sweet potato, peeled & cut into thin slices
• 2 T unsalted butter
• 2 t lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, peeled & crushed
• 1/2-piece of ginger, peeled & crushed
• 1 t cumin
• 1 t garam masala
• 1 t chili powder
• 1/4 t cayenne pepper
• 1 14 oz can whole tomatoes, drained & chopped
• 1 T tomato paste
• 1/4 c plain yogurt
• 1 T cornstarch
• 1/4 c water

Ingredients

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, onion & sweet potato. Cook until the chicken is cooked through & the sweet potatoes are beginning to soften. Add the butter to the pan & melt. Add the lemon juice, garlic, ginger, cumin, garam masala, chili power & cayenne pepper. Stir & cook for about one minute. Add the tomato & tomato paste & cook a few more minutes. Stir in the yogurt. Allow to simmer for about 10 minutes or until the sweet potato is completely tender. Mix the cornstarch with the water & stir into the curry. Allow to thicken. Serve over rice.