Easy Chicken Curry Recipes

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium low heat.
• Add the onion, apple and garlic and mix well.
• cook, covered over low heat until the onion is tender and translucent, about 12 minutes.
• Add the curry powder to the onion mixture and mix well.
• Dissolve cornstarch in the milk and add it to the mixture.
• Add the chicken broth and mix well.
• Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.
• Add the lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well.
• Stir in the chicken and continue cooking until the chicken is heated through.
• Optional: Serve over rice with condiments such as chutney, raisins, diced bell peppers, cucumber, tomato, pineapple, papaya, mango, banana, kiwi, chopped scallions, hard-boiled eggs, peanuts or toasted almonds.

SIMPLE CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and curry powder; saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir flour, salt, sugar, and ginger into the onion mixture; cook until smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth and milk into the skillet, stir, and bring to a boil; cook at a boil for 1 minute.
• Stir chicken and lemon juice into the broth to cover completely; cook until the chicken is heated through, about 5 minutes.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Place oil in a large skillet; turn heat to medium-high. A minute later, add onions, along with a generous pinch of salt and some pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are very soft and almost falling apart, 15 minutes or more. Stir in curry powder, and cook, stirring, for another minute or so.
• Add coconut milk, and cook until it thickens, about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken, and stir, then cook until done, 3 to 6 minutes. (If you use shrimp, keep in mind that it cooks a little faster than chicken; if you are in doubt about whether chicken is done, cut into a piece.)
• Add tomato, and cook another minute; adjust seasonings as necessary. Serve over rice, garnished with basil or mint, if desired.

CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken evenly with ¾ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and 1 teaspoon curry powder.
• Heat 1½ tablespoons of oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned but still pink in spots, about 3 minutes. Transfer the partially cooked chicken to a clean bowl and set aside.
• Add the remaining 1½ tablespoons oil to the skillet and set heat to medium. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, ginger and remaining 1½ teaspoons curry powder and cook until fragrant, about a minute more.
• Whisk the chicken broth and cornstarch together to dissolve the cornstarch, then add to the skillet along with the sugar and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until the sauce is nicely thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the peas and partially cooked chicken to the skillet, turn the heat down to low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, a few minutes. Off the heat, stir in the yogurt and cilantro; then season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with basmati rice.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook garlic, ginger and onion for 3 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add chicken and cook until it it changes from pink to white.
• Add curry powder and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and chicken stock. Stir, lower heat to medium and cook, simmering rapidly, for 10 minutes until sauce reduces and thickens.
• Add peas and salt. Cook for a further 2 minutes, then taste to see if it needs more salt. Garnish with coriander.
• Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potato!

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft and golden brown. Slowly stir in curry powder. Once ingredients are blended together, add chicken breasts. Cover skillet and simmer over medium low heat for about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• Remove cover from skillet and cook for an additional 15 minutes, until sauce reduces. (Note: Make sure that you stir and that dish does not burn, as curry powder burns very easily!)

EASY CHICKEN CURRY WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook 1 tablespoon of the oil, the curry paste and onions in a large saute pan over medium heat, stirring often and letting sizzle, 5 to 6 minutes. Pat the chicken dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper and add the remaining oil to the pan. Cook the chicken in the onion-curry mixture until golden on all sides. Add the broccoli, carrots, basil, garlic and lime zest and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated, about 2 minutes. Add the coconut milk, chicken stock and tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Let the chicken simmer until cooked through and the sauce begins to thicken, about 20 minutes. Squeeze with lime juice before serving.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Chop the chicken into bite-size chunks and place in a mixing bowl.
• Add the yogurt and half of the spices (the other half will be used in the curry sauce), salt and pepper and mix well.
• Cover and allow to marinate for at least 10 minutes but up to 24 hours in the fridge.
• In a large, deep braiser/pan, heat a splash of oil then brown the chicken on both sides in batches.
• Remove from the pan then add the onion, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook until soft and fragrant.
• Add a splash of water to lift the "fond" left over from the chicken from the bottom of the pan.
• Add the remaining spices and cook for 1 minute then pour in the tomatoes.
• Bring to a simmer then season with salt, pepper and sugar.
• Add the chicken back in to the sauce and pour in the cream.
• Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly and the chicken is cooked through.
• Serve with yogurt, coriander/cilantro, rice and roti or naan bread.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Place flour on a plate. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add chicken, and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a bowl; set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in same skillet; cook onion and garlic, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt; cook 1 minute more.
• Add potatoes and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cover, and cook until potatoes are just tender but still offer slight resistance when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and 1/4 cup water.
• Return chicken to skillet along with any accumulated juices in bowl; simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.

QUICK CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and sauté another 30 seconds.
• Stir in curry powder, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne, if using.
• Bring to a low simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, until slightly thickened.
• Stir in chicken until warmed through, 1-2 more minutes.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the Greek yogurt until just combined.
• Serve hot with fresh chopped parsley or cilantro and chopped peanuts.

EASY DELICIOUS CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
• Sauté onion and curry power in melted butter for 2-3 minutes to bring out flavors in curry powder.
• Blend in flour, salt, sugar and ground ginger. Cook over low heat until mixture is smooth and bubble.
• Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in chicken broth and milk.
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute until mixture thickens.
• Add chicken and lemon juice.
• Heat to warm the chicken.
• Spoon Chicken Curry over the cooked rice and serve with accompaniments on the side so everyone can top as desired.
• Curry Accompaniments:.
• Chutney, tomato wedges, raisins, slivered almonds, chopped salted peanuts, sautéed onion rings, pineapple, chopped hard cooked eggs, crispy bacon bits, pickles (sweet or sour), flaked coconut, sliced avocado.
• You can also use this recipe to make shrimp curry. Replace the cooked chicken with 2 cups of cooked, cleaned shrimp.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish or large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and fry for 8-10 mins, or until the onion has turned golden brown and sticky. Add the garlic and ginger, cooking for a further minute.
• Chop the chicken into chunky 3cm pieces, add to the pan and fry for 5 mins before stirring through the spice paste and tomatoes, along with 250ml water. Bring to the boil, lower to a simmer and cook on a gentle heat uncovered for 25-30 mins or until rich and slightly reduced. Stir though the yogurt, coriander and ground almonds, season and serve with warm naan or fluffy basmati rice.