Simple Indian Chicken Curry Recipe

The humble chicken curry has quickly become one of the UK’s favourite dishes and has become as popular as the traditional Sunday dinner in many households. But rather than cooking a boring English version, why not try a traditional Indian chicken curry the next time you fancy something a little spicy!
The recipe below takes around an hour and a half to cook and should feed between 3 and 4 adults.

What you’ll need

2 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 green cardamom pods
Cumin seeds
1 finely chopped, medium onion
Ginger
6 chopped garlic cloves
Ground turmeric
Ground coriander
Chilli powder
2 puréed tomatoes
450g chicken
Garam masala

How to cook it

• Start by adding a large glug of oil to a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add the garlic, cinnamon, cardamom and a tea spoon of cumin seeds and cook for around 30 seconds.
• Add the onion and cook until soft and golden.
• Stir in a table spoon of ginger and coriander, the garlic, half a tea spoon of chilli and turmeric and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Add the tomatoes and cook until the liquid in the pan has dried out (around 10 minutes should do it).
• Pop the chicken in and cook for around 3 minutes until browned.
• Pour in around 300ml of water and allow to cook on a gentle heat for around 20 minutes.
• Check the chicken is thoroughly cooked before adding the garam masala and serving with rice or a traditional Indian flat bread.

Make it vegetarian

As a simple way to get more vegetables into your diet why not create your own veg curry? All you need to do is substitute the chicken for some par boiled cauliflower, broccoli and potatoes for a tasty dish packed with nutrients.