This chicken curry Indian style recipe is just what you need if you want to cheer yourself up on a chilly evening. The chicken and vegetables combine beautifully with the curry spices and the overall effect is fantastic. Serve this with white fluffy rice, naan bread or whatever your heart desires.
In a restaurant you may request your curry mild, medium or spicy. And when doing this just hope the chef’s version of ‘mild’ for example, is the same as yours!
We have all been there, asking for a mild dish, and it arrives and blows your head off.
Well, in this chicken curry Indian style recipe, it is up to you to add the spices, so you can choose how spicy (or otherwise) you would like it to be.
Perhaps you are not used to eating curries. If you aren’t sure what to expect, then just imagine chicken served in a warm, nice tasting sauce. Make it mild (don’t add too much curry powder) and taste it as you go. This way, if you feel it needs more flavor towards the end you can add some more.
Chicken Curry Indian Style Recipe: So Good!
Indian food is one of the most popular cuisines, and although other cuisines do feature spices, nothing tastes quite like true Indian food.
And no, Indian food is not just about ‘curries’ and the like. There are plenty of wonderful dishes to choose from, ranging from mild and simple to spicy and complex.
This chicken curry Indian style recipe can be made as spicy or mild as you wish.
Whether you are cooking in the manner of many Indians, making a vegetarian dish (a lot of Indians are non-carnivores) or using fish, seafood, poultry and meat in your dish, the typical Indian flavorings will set off the flavor of the whole meal.
For sure you will find such recipes to be superbly well balanced and full of amazing flavor. This is something I love making often.
The flavor can’t be beaten and Indian chicken curry just makes the kitchen and actually the house smell incredible! This is why everyone will wander into the kitchen demanding to know what it is that smells so good!
PrintChicken Curry Indian Style Recipe
This delicious chicken curry recipe is typically Indian, featuring spices in the form of curry powder, paprika, cinnamon and bay leaf. It offers plenty of flavor, as well as a slight heat.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves in bite-size pieces
- 1 chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
- 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 3/4 cup (185ml) coconut milk
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt, to taste
- Chopped cilantro (fresh coriander) to garnish
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium heat.
- Saute the onion until it is lightly browned.
- Stir in the garlic, curry powder, paprika, bay leaf, cinnamon, ginger, sugar and salt. Keep stirring for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chicken, tomato paste, coconut milk and yogurt.
- Bring the curry to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Discard the bay leaf and stir in the lemon juice and cayenne pepper.
- Simmer the curry for 5 minutes more before serving, garnished with cilantro, over rice.
- Alternatively it’s nice with naan bread (I love peshwari naan with its raisins and coconut!)
Notes
If you want less heat, reduce the amount of cayenne pepper (and perhaps the curry powder too). Just keep tasting as you go and add a little at a time!
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