Authentic Indian Chicken Curry Recipes

MRS. CHITTALURU'S FAMILY (AUTHENTIC INDIAN) CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Ginger/Garlic Paste: In a blender add peeled ginger and peeled garlic in equal parts and a little water and blend into a paste. You can also buy this in the Indian market, but it is much better when made fresh.
• Meat Prep: Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
• In a bowl, mix chicken, salt, pepper, turmeric, cayenne (if using cayenne), cumin powder and coriander powder.
• Set Aside.
• Cooking: Use medium heat! Lower heat and longer cooking time gives the best results.
• In a deep wide pan (using medium heat) heat oil till it's hot and add Cloves, Cardamom (give a small smack on each Cardamom pod to open up the pod just a little bit) and Cinnamon stick.
• Move it it around for several minutes.
• At this point, I remove the clove and cardamom because I hate biting into them later.
• Add onions and saute until they are soft and golden.
• Take your time on this as this is what makes the gravy creamy, (you don't want burned onions).
• Add Ginger/Garlic paste and lower the heat to medium low and cook for several minutes scraping the bottom often.
• If you have enough oil in the pan you will not have that much of a problem. Hey! it's Indian food, so oil is necessary evil :)
• Add chicken mix from the bowl and cook till the chicken turns color.
• Add butter if desired.
• Keep stirring so that bottom is not sticking. This will take about 8-10 minutes or so.
• Add tomato and cook for another 2 minutes
• Then add hot water to the pan till it barely covers the chicken.
• Cook on medium high till you see a lot of bubbling.
• Lower the heat to medium/low and cover the pan and let it cook for about 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When done, you should have smooth dark brownish gravy that is not runny and the chicken should be tender. Eat it with hot rice.

INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY (MURGH KARI)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with 2 teaspoons salt.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat; partially cook the chicken in the hot oil in batches until completely browned. Transfer the browned chicken breasts to a plate and set aside.
• Reduce the heat under the skillet to medium-high; add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the oil remaining in the skillet and cook and stir until the onion turns translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir the curry powder, cumin, turmeric, coriander, cayenne, and 1 tablespoon of water into the onion mixture; allow to heat together for about 1 minute while stirring. Mix the tomatoes, yogurt, 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, and 1 teaspoon salt into the mixture. Return the chicken breast to the skillet along with any juices on the plate. Pour 1/2 cup water into the mixture; bring to a boil, turning the chicken to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle the garam masala and 1 tablespoon cilantro over the chicken.
• Cover the skillet and simmer until the chicken breasts are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle with lemon juice to serve.

TRADITIONAL CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the chicken pieces with lemon juice, salt, and pepper to coat. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cumin seed and cook 1 minute, until lightly toasted. Mix in onion, garlic, and ginger. Cook until onion is tender. Add tomatoes, and season with chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, ground cumin, coriander, and paprika. Continue to cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Mix yogurt into the saucepan until well blended. Add chicken pieces, and potatoes. Mix in water and tomato juice. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer about 40 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

AUTHENTIC INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil and cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, cloves for 1 minute, before they began to get dark add onions.
• Sautee' onions for 1 minute on medium high heat, add chicken tender cubes. Cook that stirring occasionally for 3-5 minutes.
• Add rest of the ingredients (saving a small amount of the cilantro for garnish at end).
• Stir and simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes.
• Then serve over rice. (You may add more tomato sauce, or water depending on how chunky you want the curry sauce.).