Chicken Curry Recipe

Name: Chicken Curry Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: ½ kg (1.1 lbs.) chicken ((preferably bone-in, boneless is okay)); 2 to 3 tablespoons oil; 1 cup (3 medium) onions ((fine chopped)); 1 to 2 green chilies ((slit, omit for less spicy, Thai or Indian chili peppers or serrano peppers)); 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (or ¾ inch ginger, 3 cloves garlic minced); ½ cup (2 medium) tomatoes ((pureed or finely chopped)); ¼ cup yogurt ((or 1½ tbsp cashew butter or 12 cashews powdered & pureed with ¼ cup water, refer notes)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ((adjust as needed)); ½ to 1 cup hot water ((or light coconut milk)); 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (or mint leaves finely chopped); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (or smoked paprika (½ tsp for less spicy)); 1 teaspoon garam masala ((½ tsp more if needed, adjust to taste)); 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1 bay leaf (or 1 sprig curry leaves); 4 cloves; 2 inch cinnamon piece; 3 green cardamom

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:35min

Simple Indian chicken curry made delicious, spicy and hot with minimum ingredients. This is a basic recipe that can be tried even by beginners. It pairs great with rice, roti or paratha.

Updated at: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:32:50 GMT