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easy chicken curry recipe

One Pan Easy Chicken Curry

Looking for a quick and easy dinner recipe that's sure to impress your friends and family? Try this one pan easy chicken curry.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500g chicken pieces on the bone approximately a whole chicken
  • 1 tbsp garlic/ginger paste mix 
  • 2 tsp salt 
  • 1 tsp chilli powder or to taste
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes or to taste
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp whole cumin 
  • 1 tspn ground coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste 
  • 2 tbsp 2 lemon juice
  • cup fried  onions you can make ur own by frying thinly sliced onion until brown
  • 1 cup buttermilk 
  • 3-4 curry leaves
  • For serving
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander   chopped
  • 2 cups basmati rice

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the ingredients together and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour. 
  • Heat oil in a pot and add marinated chicken, stir occasionally until cooked, approximately 40 minutes. Add additional water if needed.
  • Cook the rice according to the packaging instructions.
  • Sprinkle the coriander over the curry and serve with rice and a vegetable, garlic yoghurt sauce and salad side of your choice.

Notes

This chicken curry is perfect followed by this make-ahead simple pear galette recipe