Nepalese Chicken Curry - the Best

photo by JoyfulCook

- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4-5
ingredients
- 8 -9 chicken thighs, with skin removed
- 2 onions, finely diced
- 4 -5 garlic cloves
- 2 tomatoes, medium chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated fine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder (to taste)
- 3 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick, very small
- 3 cardamom pods, green
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 2 -3 tablespoons oil
- salt
- 1⁄4 cup coriander, chopped to garnish
directions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan and add the cumin seeds stirring for just 15 seconds or there about. Add onions and fry until they are soft.
- Add the chicken and salt to taste and cook/fry until they become well sealed or slightly brown. add the garlic, ginger, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and the bay leaf and stir for a few minutes on medium heat.
- Add Turmeric, chilli, cumin and coriander powders and mix well with the chicken and cook for a further 3-5 minutes stirring.
- Add the tomatoes and stir, lower the heat and simmer with lid just slightly tilted for about 20 minutes - do not be tempted to add water as it will make its own juice.
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JoyfulCook
United Kingdom
We now reside back in England after returning from Australia after most of our working life there. I have been fortunate enough to have lived in many countries when I was younger and therefore many of my recipes reflect this! Love to cook. love to travel too