Delicious Chicken Curry Recipe
Thanks so much to Zelna for sharing her recipe for her delicious chicken curry. It looks absolutely amazing.
Readers must note her technique of building up a gravy by slowly adding water when the spices start to get dry. This ensures that the masala is properly cooked through.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 90
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Category: Curry
- Method: Moderate
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup of oil
- 5 Curry leaves
- 2 Onions
- Garlic to taste
- 2 tablespoons of Ground Coriander
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin
- Pinch of Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Tumeric
- 3 Tablespoons of mix masala with Kashmiri chillie powder
- 1 Tin of chopped tomatoes
- 3 Whole Chillies
- 1 Punnet of Fresh Dhania aka Coriander (Half to cook and half for garnishing)
Instructions
- Add the oil on medium heat
- Add the finely chopped onions, curry leaves & garlic
- Add the spices (do not burn your spices)
- As you cook your spices and it gets dry, add water so that you do not burn your spices as you build up a nice thick gravy.
- After about 10 minutes, add the tomato
- Let the gravy cook for at least 45 mins before adding the chicken
- Add the chicken and allow to cook until the chicken is soft and totally cooked through
- Add fresh chillies
- Garnish with Dhania
- Serve with your favourite rice, as a bunny, in a roti or however your heart desires
Keywords: Chicken