15 Authentic & Modern Chicken Curry Recipes | Global Flavors

A special meal is just not complete without some mouth-watering chicken curry!

Chicken curry is a recipe native to South East Asia. Over the years, the recipe has certainly evolved and now you get different types of chicken curry recipes depending upon the region or country they belong to.

15 Delicious Chicken Curry Recipes:

Here are the best and the most popular chicken curry recipes for you. Some of these are purely traditional while few others come with a twist and modern touch.

1. Chicken Curry-Home Style:

This typical and authentic Indian chicken curry recipe includes many hot spices and the fragrance of coriander.

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 4 to 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 50 gm ginger, chopped
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 tbsp any vegetable oil
• 5cm stick of cinnamon
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 400 g tomatoes, chopped
• 250 ml chicken stock, hot
• 8 chicken thighs, boneless and skinned pieces
• 2 tbsp coriander, chopped

Preparation:

1. Make a paste of chopped onion and 3 tbsp water in a food processor.
2. Add ginger, garlic and 4 tbsp of water to the food processor and make a smooth paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan over a medium heat.
4. Add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, chilli flakes to the pan.
5. Swirl for half a minute, add onion paste, and keep on frying until the onion is golden brown.
6. Add the ginger and garlic paste.
7. Stir in the sugar, turmeric powder, garam masala, cook for half a second, and then add tomatoes.
8. Add the chicken thigh pieces cut in 3cms to the pan.
9. Coat the chicken pieces with the masala and pour in the chicken stock.
10. Cook until the chicken pieces have become tender and then serve by sprinkling finely chopped coriander.

2. Coconut Chicken Curry:

This chicken curry has a special flavor of fresh coconut, tamarind and ginger-garlic combination.

Ingredients:

• 1-cup fresh and grated coconut
• 1 kg skinned chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp green chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tsp paste of ginger-garlic
• 2 whole red chillies
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 cup canned or light coconut milk
• 1 tbsp thick pulp of tamarind
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped

Preparation:

1. Cook the coconut on high heat for couple of minute’s uncovered or dry roasts it in the pan.
2. Make a paste of coconut and green chillies.
3. In a pan, put oil and red chillies and cook covered on high heat for one minute.
4. Mix garlic, ginger paste, add chicken pieces and heat on high for 10 minutes stirring in between.
5. Add turmeric, chilli powder, coconut paste, salt and one cup of hot water and cook covered for 10 minutes.
6. Add coconut milk, tamarind and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

3. Fragrant Chicken Curry:

This simple chicken curry recipe resembles the curries made in Punjab and has a refreshing fragrance of cinnamon and cardamom.

Ingredients:

• 800 gms chicken
• 4 medium size onions
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 5 medium size tomatoes
• 4 tbsp ghee
• 5 small cloves
• Coriander leaves, chopped
• 1-inch cinnamon sticks
• 5 green cardamom
• 1.5 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp coriander powder
• 2 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp garam masala powder

Preparation:

1. Take a pan with thick bottom and heat ghee on medium heat.
2. Add cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon and sauté.
3. Add onion and sauté until it turns golden brown.
4. Add paste of ginger and garlic and stir continuously for two minutes.
5. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cumin powder and stir.
6. Add tomato puree and sauté until the oil separates from the gravy.
7. Add pieces of chicken and salt to taste.
8. Stir over high heat for a few minutes, add two cups of water and boil until the chicken is tender and done.
9. Sprinkle garam masala and green coriander leaves.

4. Spicy Chicken Curry Masala:

You can cook delicious and spicy chicken curry by following this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg chicken pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 3 tsp paste of ginger garlic
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• ¼ cup coconut, freshly grated
• 2 tbsp chicken curry masala powder
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. Wash the chicken pieces, marinate in ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, and let it sit for 15 minutes.
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil over high heat in a pan.
3. Add onions and sauté until golden brown.
4. Keep it aside and add grated coconut and water to make a fine paste.
5. Now take another pan, add remaining oil and stir in the garlic ginger paste.
6. Sauté and add tomato puree.
7. Add coconut-onion paste, chilli powder, chicken curry powder and fry for one minute.
8. Add marinated chicken pieces and stir.
9. Add water to adjust the consistency, salt and pressure cook for 1 whistle
10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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