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Chettinad Chicken Curry

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Chettinad Chicken Curry

South Indian Chettinad chicken curry with freshly ground black pepper and kalpasi spice blend. Frying the onions for a full 20 minutes until deeply golden gives this curry its signature dark, complex base.

Total time
75 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

Ingredients

1.2kgchicken, cut into pieces
3onions, diced
3tomatoes, diced
2 tbspginger-garlic paste
2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
2 tspcumin
1 tspfennel seeds
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric
6curry leaves
3dried red chillies
4 tbspoil
saltto taste

Instructions

1

Fry fennel seeds and dried chillies in oil.

2

Add onion and fry until deeply golden, 20 minutes.

3

Add ginger-garlic paste. Cook 3 minutes.

4

Add tomatoes and cook until oil separates.

5

Add all spices and chicken. Coat thoroughly.

6

Simmer covered 30 minutes with a little water until chicken is cooked.

7

Dry-fry uncovered to reduce sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
712
Protein
96.1g
Fat
27.6g
Carbs
15.3g
Fiber
3.7g
Sodium
353mg

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