Easy Chicken Madras Recipes

AUTHENTIC CHICKEN MADRAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add cloves and cardamom pods and wait until they sizzle, about 1 minute. Add onions and fry until dark brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chile peppers, ginger, and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground chile pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until blended in, about 1 minute more.
• Stir chicken and water into the pan with the spice mixture. Cook, while stirring, until water is incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato puree and nutmeg and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until chicken is tender over medium heat, about 20 minutes. When ready to serve, sprinkle with garam masala and cilantro.

EASY CHICKEN MADRAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place onions, chile peppers, ginger, and garlic in a blender with a splash of water. Blend into a smooth paste; season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large, high-sided pan over medium heat. Cook paste until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Heat a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add Madras curry powder; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix into the paste.
• Cook and stir chicken in the spice paste mixture until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in tomatoes. Fill the tomato can halfway with water and pour in too. Simmer over medium-low heat until liquid is reduced, about 50 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Scatter cilantro on top.

MADRAS CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Chop the onion into small pieces. Grate ginger and garlic. Puree the tomatoes and reserve 2 Cups. If needed cut the chicken into 2-inch pieces or smaller.
• Set the Instant pot in saute mode and heat the oil. (Check the blog for stovetop versions)
• Add any or all the spices listed under infusing the oil into the hot oil. When the spice aromas fill the air add the chopped onions. Cook the onions for 1 to 2 minutes, or till you see steam beginning to escape. Add the grated ginger and garlic, and 1 tsp salt. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes stirring once or twice until the onions begin to look soft and translucent. Add the spice powders and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add the pureed tomatoes (or equivalent canned tomato/tomato paste and water). Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until the mix begins to boil gently.
• Add the cut-up chicken and stir well. Turn off the saute mode.
• Close the lid. Seal the vent. Set the IP on Manual mode, high, 5 minutes.
• Let it cool for at least 15 minutes.
• Release any remaining excess pressure before opening the lid.
• Stir, taste, and adjust spices and salt.
• Add coconut milk/cream and if needed more water.
• Turn on saute mode and bring it to a boil. If you want to thicken the curry cook for a few more minutes.
• Turn off.
• Transfer to serving bowls. Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top and serve warm

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN MADRAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the dried Kashmiri chillies and cardamom pods.
• Move these whole spices around in the oil for about 30 seconds to infuse into the oli and then add the garlic and ginger paste. Fry for a further 30 seconds.
• Add the green chillies followed by the cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli powder and mixed powder and stir to combine.
• Stir in the tomato puree followed bye a ladle full or two of the base sauce. Bring to a simmer and then add the chicken pieces. Only stir if the base sauce is obviously sticking to the pan. As the base sauce cooks, it will caramelise to the side of the pan. Scrape this in for more flavour.
• Stir in the mango chutney and lime juice. Allow to simmer for a couple of minutes, again only stirring if the sauce is obviously sticking to the pan.
• To finish, sprinkle the garam masala over the top, garnish with the fresh coriander (cilantro) and season with salt to taste.

CHICKEN MADRAS

Steps:

• Blitz 1 quartered onion, 2 garlic cloves, a thumb-sized chunk of ginger and ½ red chilli together in a food processor until it becomes a coarse paste.
• Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add the paste, fry for 5 mins, until softened. If it starts to stick to the pan at all, add a splash of water.
• Tip in ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander and 1-2 tsp hot chilli powder and stir well, cook for a couple of mins to toast them a bit, then add 4 chicken breasts, cut into chunks. Stir and make sure everything is covered in the spice mix.
• Cook until the chicken begins to turn pale, adding a small splash of water if it sticks to the base of the pan at all.
• Pour in 400g can chopped tomatoes, along with a big pinch of salt, cover and cook on a low heat for 30 mins, until the chicken is tender.
• Stir through small pack of coriander and serve with rice, naan and a big dollop of mango chutney.