Chicken curry

Chicken curry

This sauce makes a great basis for many curries - adjust the spices to taste and try with pork, fish, prawns or vegetables

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Method

  1. Put half of the onion in a blender with the garlic, ginger and tomatoes and whizz to a purée - add some juice if you need to help it along. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large deep frying pan and add the chicken and ground spices. Stir everything around until it is browned and aromatic then remove from the pan.
  2. Add the remaining oil, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves and the remaining onion and stir and fry until the onion is golden. Add the tomato mixture and fry for 5 minutes. Season with salt and add the chicken, then bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
  3. Stir in the yogurt, bring slowly to a simmer, then cook for a further 30 minutes with a lid on, or until a red oil starts to separate out of the sauce. Stir occasionally to stop anything sticking to the bottom and if the sauce looks too thin at the end, simmer until it thickens.

PER SERVING

809 kcalories, protein 54.6g, carbohydrate 12.9g, fat 60.2 g, saturated fat 15.9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.77 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2010.

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  • 08 October 2010

    soupdragon rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was delicious and tasted really authentic. My 11 yr old daughter said it was the best curry she had ever tasted. The only reason it didn't get full marks is that I felt it could have done with a bit of heat....

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  • 09 October 2010

    jessicawi rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Ok. A bit bland. I would use this as a basic sauce and add in my own ingredients and spices; curry powder, almonds, sultanas etc.

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  • 09 October 2010

    Susan rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice recipe. Would definitely add a chilli to the onion, garlic and ginger though to add heat..

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  • 11 October 2010

    Argosdiva rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice recipe as it is. My partner doesn't like too much heat and this was perfect for her. Looking forward to eating the leftovers tonight!

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  • 12 October 2010

    Jules commented on this recipe

    I haven't tried this recipe yet but am keen to give it a go. However I am confused about the high calories and high fat content. All the ingredients mentioned seem very healthy. There is no ghee or cream in the recipe, only natural yoghurt, tomatoes and spices and oil. I realise frying the chicken would make a difference but it just seems a bit excessive to me.

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  • 12 October 2010

    Audra rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great curry to start the kids on as very easy and tasty. Did take on board comments about the lack of heat and added a small amount of chilli flakes. Not too much as I wanted it as a family meal. We all loved it, especially the kids with clean plates all round. Will definately make it again!

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  • 12 October 2010

    Magic Maggie commented on this recipe

    This just didn't work for me. I did everything by the book, but added some chilli. The curry was pretty tasteless, like it should have been simmered much longer or something. I used beautiful fresh organic ingredients, but it was not to be. Won't be making this again.

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  • 12 October 2010

    Magic Maggie rated this recipe

    1 stars

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  • 13 October 2010

    Sotongirl61 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Nice, authentic tasting curry that wasn't too hot. Added some mushrooms and frozen peas to bulk it out. Would definitely make again

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  • 14 October 2010

    constantcook commented on this recipe

    This recipe looks good but why is the calorie count so high when the ingredients look so healthy.?

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  • 16 October 2010

    Horgie commented on this recipe

    Cooked this dish last night and today it was lovely, not too spicy but lovely flavours, will definitely do this again

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  • 17 October 2010

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not bad! I added a chilli as others have recommended and it was nice, but not outstanding.

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  • 22 October 2010

    Carey's rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    It's got a lot of flavour but not enough kick... Enjoyed it tho

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  • 26 November 2010

    nmoore7 commented on this recipe

    well done

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  • 17 March 2011

    ChefAnnna rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this curry last night for me and my friend! I was so excited to be making a curry from scratch without using a ready-made paste! But.. I was kind of let down by it. It was yummy but this was after I had added more stuff to make it even yummier as it was very bland once I had followed the recipe! I added chilli also to it as it's not spicy what so ever. I also felt it needed something else so I added chopped banana and raisins to make it fruity. When serving it, I then sprinkled flaked almonds on top of each portion. After all this it was surprisingly yummy. My friend took the left over curry with him to work to have for lunch, he told me that it actually tasted better today!

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  • 11 April 2011

    ChefAnnna commented on this recipe

    I cooked this to the recipe and then when I tasted it after adding everything and it simmering, I was not impressed with the taste at all, it was very bland and needed something else! I added tomato purree and sugar and more spices and yoghurt and finally got something nice out of it.

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  • 29 July 2011

    Natalia rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My mum made this last night (we've got her into BBC Good Food recipes!) and it was delicious! Probably the most authentic homemade curry I have ever had - including my own attempts I am sad to say. The only reason I haven't given this 5 stars is that it could have done with a bit of of kick. I will definitely be making this for my husband but will be adding chilli to it.

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  • 11 November 2011

    Libby0 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quite nice, the children enjoyed this. It was good to make a successful curry from scratch that was quite easy. It does need plenty of salt. It is high in fat so to combat this I only used 1 spoon of oil and chicken breast instead of thigh.

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  • 23 January 2012

    yoyo commented on this recipe

    Looking at the ingredients, I doubt this is over 88 cal/ serving, Is it a mistake?

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  • 23 January 2012

    yoyo commented on this recipe

    Looking at the ingredients, I doubt this is over 880 cal/ serving, Is it a mistake?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 onions , finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , roughly chopped
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes , drained of juice but keep the juice in case you need it
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 8 chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunks
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 4 cloves
  • 6 cardamom pods
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • handful curry leaves , fresh or dried
  • 150g natural yogurt
  • handful coriander , chopped if you like
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PER SERVING

809 kcalories, protein 54.6g, carbohydrate 12.9g, fat 60.2 g, saturated fat 15.9g, fibre 1g, salt 0.77 g

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