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Karahi Chicken

A rustic North Indian chicken curry: thighs rubbed with a fresh green paste, browned, then simmered with tomatoes and ginger until the sauce clings. Serve with rice or flatbread and minted yogurt.

  • YieldServes 4 (8 thighs)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Spice paste

  • 1 tspcoriander seeds
  • 2green chiles, seeded
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 1 tspground turmeric
  • 2 tbspsunflower oil, divided

Curry

  • 8 piecesskin-on chicken thighs, slashed crosswise in the thickest part
  • 1onion, roughly chopped
  • 600 gtomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 720 mlvegetable stock, hot
  • 1 piecefresh ginger, 5 cm piece, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3green bird's eye chiles, left whole
  • 30 gfresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • to tastecooked rice or chapatisoptional
  • to tasteplain yogurt, stirred with chopped mintoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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