Chilli chicken curry

Healthy one-pot recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has onion, root ginger, garlic clove, vegetable oil, cumin seed, turmeric, chilli powder, chopped tomato, potato, chicken, garam masala, coriander and natural yogurt.

Chilli chicken curry

Chilli chicken curry

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy one-pot
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Chilli Powder: 1/4 tsp hot chilli powder or 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Coriander: 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • Turmeric: 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • Vegetable Oil: 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • Onion: 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
  • Chopped Tomato: 230g can chopped tomatoes
  • Natural Yogurt: natural yogurt, to serve
  • Chicken: 500g boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3cm chunks
  • Potato: 350g potato, peeled and cut into rough chunks
  • Root Ginger: 3cm root ginger, roughly chopped
  • Cumin Seed: 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp garam masala

Directions

  1. Blitz the onion, ginger and garlic in a food processor with 1 tbsp water until smooth.
  2. Fry the cumin seeds in oil for a few seconds. Add the onion paste and brown over a medium heat. Add a dash of water if it starts to catch.
  3. Sprinkle in the turmeric and chilli. Add the tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes. Stir in the potatoes and 250ml/9fl oz hot water. Cook covered for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the chicken and garam masala. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until cooked. Season with salt. Tip into a bowl, scatter over coriander and serve with flavoured rice and natural yogurt.