super easy
Marium Hosein
June 18, 2021
This is a staple in our house every week for the kids. It’s full of nutrition and goodness.
You can absolutely use chicken breast like I did, but then make sure the water you put in for the curry is yakhni (bone broth). I don’t add a lot of whole garam Masala only because the kids don’t love it. But feel free to make this recipe for whatever works for you.
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Chicken Curry
Ingredients
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- 1 small onion diced
- 1 T ginger paste
- 1 T garlic paste
- 2 tomatoes chopped up
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder or to your taste
- 1/2 T of roasted and ground cumin and coriander
- Salt to taste
- 1 small free range chicken cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup of room temperature beaten yogurt
- Water or bone broth if you’re using boneless chicken
- 3/4th cup of peas
- 2 cardamoms popped (elaichi)
- 2 whole green chilies
- sprinkle of garam Masala for garnish
- Chopped up cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- In a deep bottomed pot sauté the onion on medium heat till golden brown in oil. I used a couple of tablespoons.
- Once golden add the ginger and garlic, fry for a minute, add the tomatoes, the turmeric, salt and red chili powder. Let the tomatoes sweat and become part of the Masala. It takes a few minutes. Let the oil seep through so you know your Masala is done.
- Now you can blitz it in a ninja or hand blender for a smooth curry. It’s entirely up to you. I do it.
- Return mixture to the pot, medium heat.
- Add the chicken and the ground roasted cumin corriander powder.
- Add the beaten yogurt, the popped up elaichi pods.
- Cook till the mixture secretes the oil again so you know the yogurt has cooked.
- Now add water or yakhni (bone broth). Make sure it’s warm water and not cold water. Temperatures matter.
- Add the peas and green chilies. The whole green. Chilies do not impart spice. Just a needed bitterness from their skin. Check seasoning.
- For chicken breast you need to cook this for 15 mins max on low heat. For bone in chicken I recommend 25 minutes on low heat.
- Once done, check seasonings. Add the garam Masala, the cilantro and turn off the heat. Let it infuse for a few minutes.
- Serve hot with rice or roti.
Review
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Hi Marium, so I made the curry for my kids and they enjoyed it. It’s so good and comes together so quickly.