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Chicken curry with ginger and red pepper served with pilau rice
Photo: Swathi Handique

Chicken curry with ginger and red pepper served with pilau rice

23 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Chicken thighs on the bone are perfect for this easy chicken curry. If you have any leftovers, this dish is even better the next day.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

709
Calories
39g
Protein
31g
Fat
70g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • 2 large onions
  • 5 garlic
  • 5cm/2in piece root ginger
  • 1 large red pepper
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 3 tbsp mild curry paste
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp dry fenugreek
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • ¼ root turmeric
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • ½ bunch fresh coriander
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 3 cardamom
  • 1 cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 500g/1lb 2oz basmati rice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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