
By Hari Ghotra
Jamaican Chicken Curry
You know how I love collecting curry dishes from around the world - well this one is from Jamaica and a wonderful lady called Winny showed me how to make it. She was born in the UK but grew up in Jamaica until she was about 14 years old. She then came back and brought with her her mum and grandma's dishes which she luckily has been able to pass on to her children. Her son now runs a business called Winny's Kitchen selling Jamaican ready meals and I was fortunate enough to cook with Winny and learn some of her secrets to recreate this delicious cuisine. So here are the key facts I learned from Winny: 1. There is a huge Indian influence in the food which came from the migrant workers that went to the Caribbean and West Indies. 2. They love to use spring onions in almost all dishes. 3. Many of the Indian spices that their ancestors would have cooked with have now evolved into spice blends. These spice blends form the basis of most of the dishes that come from the these Islands 4. Scotch bonnet is the chilli of choice - remember it's used for flavouring as well as heat. 5. They love to marinade so do it for as long as you can. To see what Winny and I got up to - check out the full video.
Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:07:34 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
66
Moderate
Glycemic Load
60
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories2761.4 kcal (138%)
Total Fat179.6 g (257%)
Carbs90.7 g (35%)
Sugars13.3 g (15%)
Protein197.2 g (394%)
Sodium4831.1 mg (242%)
Fiber16.7 g (60%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
1 servings

1whole chicken
cut into pieces 8 pieces of chicken on the bone, skinned

1 tspsalt

1 tspground black pepper

1 tspall purpose seasoning

1 tspchicken seasoning

1 tspcurry powder

2 Tbspvegetable oil

3spring onions

1onion
medium

4 springsfresh thyme

3garlic cloves

1scotch bonnet pepper
whole

2 tspcurry powder

1carrot
large, 5cm chunks

2potatoes
5cm cubes
Instructions
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Kid-friendly
Under 30 minutes