How To Make Easy Chicken Curry
Served with spiced rice and lime wedges, this chicken curry is cooked in greek yogurt with cumin, turmeric, and coriander.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Basmati Rice:
- 1tbspcoconut oil
- 1cinnamon,stick, halved
- 6cardamom pods
- 1cupbasmati rice,soaked for 10 minutes
- 2cupswater
- 1pinchsalt
For Curry Chicken:
- 1tspcoconut oil
- 1medium yellow onion,finely chopped
- 1tbspfresh ginger,peeled and minced
- 4clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tbsptomato paste
- ½tspground turmeric
- 2tspground cumin
- 1tspground coriander
- 1pinchcayenne,optional
- ½cupGreek yogurt,plain full-fat
- 1lbchicken thighs,boneless, skinless
- salt,to taste
- pepper,to taste
- ¼cupwater
For Serving:
- lime wedge
- ¼cupcilantro,fresh, chopped
Instructions
Basmati Rice:
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Melt the coconut oil in a small pot over medium heat. Add the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods and sauté for 2 minutes, until toasty and aromatic.
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Add the soaked basmati rice, water, and salt. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, until the rice is fluffy.
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Remove from the heat, fluff the rice with a fork, and remove the cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods. Set aside.
Curry:
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In a large pan, melt the coconut oil over medium heat.
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Add the onion and sauté, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes, until the onion is light golden brown.
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Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for 1 minute, until toasty and aromatic.
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Add the tomato paste, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and cayenne and stir to combine.
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Add the yogurt and chicken thighs and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside.
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Add the water, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.
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Remove the lid and continue to cook, tossing the chicken occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the curry sauce has thickened to desired consistency.
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Serve the chicken and sauce over the rice with lime wedges and cilantro.
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Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 1046.67kcal
- Fat: 52.12g
- Saturated Fat: 20.77g
- Trans Fat: 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 16.93g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.36g
- Carbohydrates: 91.99g
- Fiber: 5.20g
- Sugar: 6.18g
- Protein: 51.74g
- Cholesterol: 231.84mg
- Sodium: 1761.48mg
- Calcium: 182.86mg
- Potassium: 896.01mg
- Iron: 8.49mg
- Vitamin A: 68.45µg
- Vitamin C: 11.43mg
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