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Trim the chicken thighs, pat them dry (super important!this will help them brown well) and put salt and pepper all over both sides of them.
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Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven.
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When its very hot, add the chicken thighs and brown them on both sides.
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You may want to cook the thighs in two batches, because if you overcrowd the pot they will steam instead of frying.
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Its important to take your time during this step, because you want a really nice sear.
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It will probably take 10 minutes per batch.
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Dont hurry thoughyoure building flavor.
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While the thighs are browning, roughly chop the onion, mince the garlic and ginger, and peel and chop the banana.
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Once the thighs are done browning, remove them to a plate.
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Without cleaning the pot, dump in the onion, ginger and garlic, and cook for about 5-6 minutes over medium heat, until theyre getting golden and wonderful.
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Stir often so that you dont burn the garlic!
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Now add the curry powder.
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Stir constantly and vigorously for no more than 2 minutes.
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The spices burn easily, so keep the ingredients in constant motion.
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Pour in the chicken stock, and add the bay leaves and banana.
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Stir to scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the pot.
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Bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and add the chicken back in.
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Cover the pot, but leave a little vent for the steam to come out.
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Let it simmer for an hour and a half.
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Peel the yams and chop them into medium sized cubes.
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After the curry has cooked for those 90 minutes, take the lid off the pot and stir in the yams.
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Cook for 30 more minutes with the pot partially coveredbut no longer than that or your yams will get really mushy.
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During the last 15 minutes of cooking, add the golden raisins.
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Remove the bay leaves and serve over rice.
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Top it with any number of garnishes: cilantro, blanched almonds, coconut flakes, peanuts, lime juice .
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or just eat it as is.