Family meals: Mild chicken curry

Family meals: Mild chicken curry

A mildly-spiced curry with a rich yogurt sauce that will appeal to adults and children alike

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Recipe by Caroline Hire

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 adults, 1 child

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 20 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan. Fry the onions gently for 5 - 10 mins until soft. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, mustard seeds, garam masala and cumin and cook for 1 - 2 min allowing the aromas to release.
  2. Add the chicken and cook for 10 mins over a gentle heat, flipping occasionally and making sure the spices don't catch. Pour in around 300 ml boiling water until almost covering. Stir in the stock cube and cinnamon stick. Simmer for around 45 mins - 1 hour with the lid off so there is a small amount of thickened sauce at the bottom of the pan. Remove the cinnamon stick.
  3. Stir in the yogurt and sultanas, heat through gently and serve. Scatter with coriander, if using.

PER SERVING

409 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 26.7 g, saturated fat 13.8g, fibre 2g, sugar 14.6g, salt 1.3 g

Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, October 2012.

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  • 16 November 2012

    Alexandr commented on this recipe

    I made this curry last night and it turned out really well. I increased rthe amount of onions and spices as i made a bigger curry! Deliciously yoghurty and sweet and very easy to make!

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  • 29 November 2012

    Katie rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a really easy recipe and very family friendly as its so mild. Next time i dont think i will put as much yoghurt in as it was so mild and my girls are ok with a bit of spice/heat. Or a little double cream would make it indulgent.

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  • 01 December 2012

    claudiar23 rated and commented on this recipe

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    AWESOME recipe and so easy! i added a little more cumin (i'm a big cumin lover) and lowered the quantity of joghurt.

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  • 02 December 2012

    Oya Orlova rated and commented on this recipe

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    very tasty and very easy.

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  • 02 December 2012

    barnum commented on this recipe

    I cooked this curry last night as per the recipe, but the chicken was not cooked through (bloody bits near bone) and the meat didn't fall off the bone. I would try it again, but with a lid on for a bit longer. Then just reduce the sauce at the end of cooking. Agree with Katie above re the yoghurt but otherwise very tasty.

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  • 12 January 2013

    Dianne Mags rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple, Easy and yummy!!! my hubby loves it ,

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  • 12 March 2013

    Jane commented on this recipe

    Have to say the flavour was nice but looked nothing like the picture the yogurt separated and all my kids said it looked like a pile of sick! I love sweet curries but certainly wasn't the best dish I've made from the website? Even though it was mild it still needed something!

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  • 31 March 2013

    Curry rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 adults, 1 child

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1-1½ tsp coconut oil (we used Fushi) or sunflower oil
  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 2 fat garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1cm fresh ginger , grated or finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 x 500g pack chicken pieces (thighs and drumsticks), or thighs
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 250g Greek yogurt , at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp sultanas
  • handful chopped coriander , to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

409 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 26.7 g, saturated fat 13.8g, fibre 2g, sugar 14.6g, salt 1.3 g

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