Mushroom Chicken with Creamy Mash | Quick & Easy Family Dinner

Hey Salaam, I hope you guys are well. Awal Chef is back with another video. And this time I'm making delicious mushroom chicken with creamy mashed potatoes. If you're looking for an easy dinner recipe, then definitely try this. Trust me, you're going to enjoy it. Without further ado, let's get started. Let's start with slicing up the mushrooms. I'm using a closed cup mushrooms. Don't slice the mushrooms too thin. We still need a bite on them. Also using some of the fresh garlic. Roughly chop up the garlic. If you like a strong taste of garlic, then make a paste. We're going to garnish our chicken mushroom with some of the spring onion greens. You want to thinly slice them. And again, they will add an amazing flavor. Now for the chicken, I'm using here thighs. You could also use breast instead. In my opinion, these would work better because they're more juicier than the breast. Going with the freshly cracked black pepper. I've got some of the mushroom powder. Go to the salt. Try to do it from the top so it covers all areas. Give it a good tap. And just turn it around. Again, some of the mushroom powder. Salt. Not a lot of seasoning, but still, we're going to get the perfect flavor. Trust me. Again, a good tap. And try to wipe all that seasoning. All right. And finally, I just wanted to mention, you should remove these from the fridge at least 20 minutes before you start cooking. Now you can use the thighs with or without the skin. It's really up to you. Now for our creamy mashed potatoes, I'm using your maras piper. Peel them off and cut them into medium-sized cubes. Try to keep all the pieces in a similar shape so they will cook evenly. Mashed potatoes will go really well with the chicken mushroom. You could also make rice instead. If you want, you can bake the potatoes instead, but boiling them will be much faster. In boiling water, add a good pinch of salt. Go with your potatoes. Now you want to boil them until they are nice and tender and completely done. This should roughly take you around 12 to 15 minutes to cook. So the potatoes are done. Now let's drain them. Now you want to let them sit for a few minutes and dry them completely. Grab yourself a small pan with the melted butter. To make it more creamy, I'm using some of the double cream as well. In that, we're going to throw in some of the bay leaves. Here I've got some dried chilies, dried thyme, coriander seeds, and some of these pink peppers. It's going to add a lot of flavor. Trust me. Now you want to lightly warm up this mixture for a few minutes. Don't bring it to boil. And then let it sit for around 10 minutes or so. Now for our creamy mash, it's best to use a potato ricer. A potato ricer helps you achieve an ultra smooth and fluffy texture in mashed potatoes, which can be a bit difficult to get with a regular masher. It will also ensure there are no lumps and it will prevent overworking. Look at that. Looks so beautiful. Nice and smooth already. A good pinch of salt into that. And freshly cracked black pepper. And now we can add in our cream. Pass it through a sieve. Now slowly bring everything together. You can start to see it's so nice and creamy now. It has this amazing smooth texture. That's exactly what we're looking for. That is so delicious. Now just keep in a warm place of our amazing creamy mash. Done. All right guys, let's get cooking. Turn up the heat to a medium. Spray with a good touch of oil. If the pan gets too hot, just turn the heat to low medium. You should always control the heat of the pan and move it around if it's needed. All right, let's add in the chicken. Always away from you. And make sure it's touching the pan. If you got a heavy object, place it on the top right now. You want to brown the chicken from both sides. And let this cook for around six to eight minutes on each side. We're ready to flip this. Bismillah. Look at that amazing color. That's exactly what we're looking for. Let's flip this one as well. Wow, beautiful. Now carry on cooking for the rest of the time. This chicken mushroom is going to make a great meal. Trust me. I really can't wait to try this. All right guys, the chicken is ready. Now let's remove it onto your plate. Look at that beautiful color. Looks so delicious. Now cover and let this rest for a few minutes before we're going to slice later. In the same pan, add in your mushrooms. Again, we're going to brown these mushrooms and remove the excess water. So the mushrooms are getting nicely browned. Exactly what we're looking for. Just going to move it to the side. And with the garlic. And some of this thyme. A good mixture of that. Going in with some of the flour. It's going to help thicken the sauce. And now we're going to deglaze with some of the vinegar. Some of the soy sauce. Deglaze this properly, all right. And now go in with our chicken stock. Now you want to mix, cook and reduce this, all right. Now when it's reduced a bit, you can get rid of the thyme. It has done the job. We don't need it anymore. And now just turn off the heat. Any leftover juices from the chicken can go into our sauce. Now you can have a little taste of the sauce and adjust anything if you need to. Our mouth-watering mushroom sauce. Done. So nice and rich. That's exactly what we're looking for. Wow, that is perfect. Let's plate this up. First of all, we're going to go with our mash. This will make a really nice dinner. So easy to make. You can even do it for your meal preps. And some of the spring onion greens onto that. Our mouth-watering sliced chicken. Our amazing mushroom sauce. And garnish it with some of the spring onion greens. Our delicious chicken mushroom with creamy mash. Done. Alright guys, I'm gonna try this. It looks so, so delicious. Alright, let's dig in straight. Get some of the mash along with the chicken and our sauce. Bismillah. Wow. The sauce is just amazing, you know. And the creamy mash along with the chicken. Wow. Absolutely mouth-watering. Honestly, I'm lost for words. It is just 10 out of 10. This chicken and mushroom, what an amazing dinner. Although some perfectly cooked mushrooms. Has so much flavour. I really hope you guys will enjoy this recipe with your family and friends. Can we please get this video to 5,000 likes? I would really appreciate it. Thank you. Alright guys, thank you for watching this video. I hope you enjoyed it. Make sure to subscribe. Make sure to like. And shall see you next time. Until then, Salaam. Make for your mum. Make for your dad. Make for your family. Enjoy.