# New Delhi Chicken Curry

This recipe is a chicken curry made with mustard oil, yogurt and a variety of spices.

- Total time: 6 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 red onions
- 2 plum tomatoes
- 1 pound bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoons mustard oil
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 bay leaf
- 3 black cardamom pods
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri chili powder
- 2 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste
- 1 cup dahi/Indian yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 handful cilantro
- 2 roti
- 2 green thai chilies

## Instructions

1. Finely chop the red onions.
2. Dice the plum tomatoes.
3. Cut the bone-in chicken thighs into smaller pieces.
4. Marinate the chicken with 1 tbsp of ground turmeric.
5. Heat mustard oil in a pot.
6. Sear the chicken in the mustard oil until lightly browned, then remove it from the pot.
7. Add the whole spices (cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, black cardamom pods, green cardamom pods, black peppercorns, and whole cloves) to the pot and sauté for a few seconds.
8. Add the chopped red onions and a pinch of kosher salt, sauté until translucent.
9. Add the ginger and garlic paste to the pot and mix well.
10. Add the ground spices (ground coriander, red chili powder, and Kashmiri chili powder) to the pot and mix well.
11. Add tomato paste and chopped tomatoes to the pot. Add a touch of water to deglaze.
12. Add the dahi/Indian yogurt to the pot and mix well.
13. Add the seared chicken to the pot.
14. Add water to the pot and simmer for a few minutes.
15. Add kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves.
16. Add garam masala.
17. Add cilantro and mix well.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- masala dabba
- pot
- wooden spoon
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2_DepctcIc&pp=ygURYmVzdCBjdXJyeSBkaXNoZXM%3D
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fd19418e-fdaf-4026-b960-bc5fed68c1c2
- Extracted: 2025-02-18

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