South Indian Chicken Curry

If you are looking for a go-to Chicken Curry recipe, this one is a stunner!

The flavour profile of this curry is typical to the state of Tamilnadu, and features the vibrant aromas of ground Coriander and fresh Curry Leaves. It is absolutely delicious ladled over hot Basmati Rice.

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INGREDIENTS

3 tbsp, Canola Oil
5 Cloves
5 Green Cardamom Pods
2 Star Anise
1 stick of Cinnamon
1 large White Onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp, Cayenne Chilli Powder
1/2 tbsp, Ground Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp, Turmeric
1 tbsp, freshly grated Ginger
1/2 tbsp, freshly grated Garlic
1/2 cup, strained Tomato Sauce
1 cup Water
1 whole Chicken, cut into large chunks
Salt to taste
1/4 cup, fresh Curry Leaves
2 tbsp, fresh chopped Coriander

METHOD

In a large pot heat Oil on medium-high heat, and add Cloves, Cardamom, Star Anise, and Cinnamon. Warm spices through until you can see the Cloves begin to puff up, approximately 30 seconds.

Add Onion, and sauté until softened and fragrant, followed by The Cayenne Chilli and Coriander Powders. Stir through and toast for 15-20 seconds before adding grated Ginger and Garlic. Saute for 1 minute until Ginger and Garlic are fragrant.

Add Tomato Sauce, and cook for 5 minutes or until the Tomato has cooked down and the oil begins to separate along the edges of the pan.

Add Chicken, and season with salt. Stir to coat chicken in tomato mixture. Drop heat to medium, and cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until chicken has cooked through.

Remove lid, and increase heat to high. Continue to cook the chicken until all liquid is reduced, and a sticky coating forms on the chicken. Add fresh Curry Leaves and chopped Coriander to garnish, and remove from heat.

Enjoy with hot Basmati Rice or Chapathis. Enjoy! :)

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[richardgomes]

This tastes really good. I just finished cooking it about 45 minutes ago and am eating my second helping.

[kenthomes]

I have been cooking Indian food for 40 years since I moved to London. I just love your vivaciousness and super bubbly personality. Also...you make Indian cooking easy and fun! Cheers!

[shobagowribalan]

Made this curry for the first time today and it turned out so well! Thanks for the recipe :)

[kellybear]

Thank you for taking the mystery out of Indian cooking - it's like "momma's home cooking" to me. Thanks for making it easier to make and YUM!

[reekofilmz]

Quick question..
Recently made a pot and forgot to add star anise and cinnamon during frying of onion/garlic/ginger to start off. Added the two after adding curry powder/water, so the star anise, especially, didn’t get to toast and develop to contribute its usual taste/aroma. Not so much the cinnamon (I used powder this time). So anyway it came out really good initially, but leftovers had a slight bitterness from the star anise. I noticed that to a certain point, the cinnamon counters this. But primarily it came from undercooking the star anise. I hope you catch my drift...is there a way to fix this when heating up the leftovers, to counter the bitter? Adding sugar..or additional tomato perhaps? Btw, I also add worcesterchire sauce to my curry and it takes the flavor up a notch! Maybe add a dash of that?? Thanks for your help..enjoyed your video!:)

[CassieRFernandes]

This will be super easy to make in the Instant pot.

[MrQuagmire]

Love South Indian food. Definitely want to try this recipe. Looking forward to see more Kari recipes on your channel. Btw! Curry stems from the Tamil word Kari which again means gravy. Also, for a south Indian twist throw in some black pepper and coconut milk. ;)

[lijijohnson]

Oh man!!
That is just absolutely
I mean how excellent is this!!
Thank you!☺

[cookingandart]

Very nice 👌 amazing. Looking forward for more video 👍stay connected friend 🤝

[Aphilip]

LOVE your videos!! Can you make Vegetable Pakoras and/or Masala Dosas?!

[zubananajam]

Vijaya. Please tell me if I can use any other cooking oil instead

[amandasingh]

I love you. I always forward to your videos. Where did you get your pot ?

[californiadreamin]

Looks delicious!! My mouth is watering...🤤

[pdub]

Where did you get that Dutch Oven and where can I buy one? I just love the Cookware you use from the Nonstick Frying Pan to everything you use!

[samgpt]

It was simple but delicious and yummy.. I always add some cashew nut paste or peanut paste and garam masala(best if freshly grinned on stone). Your one is instant and delicious. Good one Vijaya.

[llamawizard]

I almost coughed at the amount of cayenne you put in!

[nadinejamile]

Can Kashmiri red chili powder be used instead of cayenne.... the color of the cayenne pepper powder looks lighter

[vinthiya]

Hey I recognised your parents from ur travel vlogs. I regularly buy my idlis from ur chennai imports. good stuff. 😊

[rikneshashwinrai]

What is the name of the curry leaf in America?

[martin]

That looks damn good, I'm starving now and it's 12:30am..