Chicken curry | The Easy Way

An easy no fuss method of making chicken curry where all the ingredients are fried together and then ground, eliminating the process of dry roasting the ingredients one by one.

Give it a try and enjoy it with Sanna or Paanpoley (Neer Dosa).

Chicken Curry (the easy way)

Jason Alfred Castelino @ www.oneplateplease.com

An easy way of making chicken curry

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

To make the Chicken Curry:

• 1 no Chicken, curry cut (about 1kg)
• 5 no Potatoes, medium sized, chopped
• Freshly ground masala
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• Water
• Salt, as acquired

For the ground Masala paste:

• 1 pod Garlic cloves
• 3 no Green chillies, roughly chopped
• 2 no Bay leaf
• 2 no Tomatoes, medium sized, roughly chopped
• 2 no Onions, medium sized, roughly chopped
• ½ cup Grated coconut
• 2 inch Ginger chopped
• 1 cup Coriander leaves
• Salt, as acquired
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 2 tsp Chilli powder
• 2 tbsp Oil (more if needed)

Instructions

 

To make the ground Masala Paste:

• Heat oil in a large enough kadaai and add all the ingredients listed under "For the ground Masala paste" except the powders
• Fry until the tomatoes and onions wilt and turn mushy
• Add the spice powders and mix well and cook for another few minutes
• If the moisture is drying up, drizzle some oil to the pan. Do not add water.
• Once this mix starts releasing oil from the sides, remove to a plate and cool completely
• Once cooled, grind the masala to a fine paste. reserve the water from the mixie.

To make the Chicken Curry:

• In the same kadaai, heat 1tbsp oil and fry the masala paste for a while. Try to deglaze the pan
• Add the chicken and potatoes. Add salt (remember some salt was added while frying the ingredients for the masala). Mix well
• Add the masala water and more water if needed, based on the consistency of the curry you looking for
• Cook until the chicken and potatoes are well done. Serve hot with rice or chapatis

Keyword Chciken curry, chicken

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