Easy Chicken Curry with less than 10 ingredients and no chopping or grinding
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Easy Creamy Chicken Curry
Prep Time 2 minutesminutes
Cook Time 29 minutesminutes
Resting Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 42 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Author Chhavi
Ingredients
½KgChicken on the bones
2CupsThick Yogurt
Juice of ½ Lime**
Salt to tastabout 1 tsp
Thumb size Ginger
7-9Garlic Cloves
2teaspoonBlack pepper*
1teaspoonKasoori Methi
½CupCream
1tablespoonOil
Instructions
Marinate the Chicken with lime juice, salt and Yogurt.Set aside for 15 minutes minimum to a maximum of 24 hours.
Heat the oil in a pan on medium flame.
Add minced ginger and garlic.Alternatively make a puree of it with a splash of water.
Add the chicken pieces one by one while shaking off the excess marinade.Without disturbing the chicken cook it on one side for about 5 minutes on high heat so that it browns a bit.This step will improve the look and the depth of flavour.
Flip the chicken pieces and continue cooking undisturbed for a further 5 minutes.
Pour over rest of the marinade on the chicken.Cook covered for about 25 minutes on slow flame.
Uncover and give the chicken a good stir.If needed add more water.Check if the chicken is cooked by piercing through a thick piece.
Add Cream,pepper and kasoori methi.Give it a gentle boil and your curry is ready!
Notes
adjust the lime juice based on the tartness of the yogurt.