Easy Curry Chicken Recipe

Easy Curry Chicken recipe

Makes 2 servings in 1 hour
Updated by The Skinny Cook  :
28 August 2006

 Chicken / Asian (Malaysia) / Main Dish / Stove / No marination

Other Easy curry chicken recipes

Did I already post easy curry chicken recipes on this website? Oh yes I did: I just need to update my curry recipes so they are easy to be found together.

Easy curry chicken recipe with yogurt

Here one delicious easy curry chicken recipe with yogurt, making sure there is again a lot of delicious gravy.

 We add tomatoes in order to make a thick and healthy gravy. You can also add in more potatoes : the starch of the potatoes will bind the chicken curry gravy.

This is an easy curry chicken recipe for people you want to make their own curry-mixture. Experiment with the ingredients until you reach your own "perfect" curry-powder.

INGREDIENTS : easy curry chicken recipe

• 2 times 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 chicken, cut into (10) pieces
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 inch (2,5cm) fresh root ginger, finely grated
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 clove
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 5 oz (150 gr) yogurt(1 little pot)
• 1 big potato, diced in 12 pieces
• 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped3
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• leafs from 2 sprigs of coriander

PREPARATION : easy curry chicken recipe

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, add the onion, garlic, ginger, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, cloves and fennel seeds and fry until the onion is golden.
2. Add the paprika, ground coriander, cumin, chili powder and turmeric and continue to fry until the oil runs free from the spice mixture.
3. Drain off the oil, stir in the yogurt and : puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
4. Fry the chicken pieces in the remaining oil for 5 minutes.
5. Add the blended spice mixture, the potato, tomatoes, salt and cook over low heat for about 30-45 minutes : until the meat and vegetables are done.
6. To serve : add extra salt to taste and sprinkle with the coriander leaves.