Chicken Curry with Basmati Rice
A full Indian meal of garlic chicken curry served over soft, fluffy basmati rice. Both cook together for an easy, filling dinner.
Ingredients
For the Chicken Curry
- 300 grams about 10½ ounces chicken
- 2 onions (thinly sliced)
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 2 whole garlic bulbs (made into a paste)
- 3 green chillies
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green cardamoms
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch 2.5 cm cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- Salt to taste
- Finely chopped cilantro (for garnish)
For the Basmati Rice
- 1 cup about 200 grams basmati rice
- 5 cups about 1.2 liters water
Instructions
- Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then soak it for 20 minutes.
- While it soaks, wash the chicken and drain the extra water.
- Heat the oil. Add cloves, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Fry a few seconds.
- Add sliced onions and green chillies. Fry until golden brown.
- Add the chicken and fry on low to medium heat until golden brown.
- Add the tomato, turmeric, black pepper, cumin, Kashmiri chilli powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Add the garlic paste. Fry on low heat until the masala is cooked and the raw smell is gone.
- Add ½ cup (120 ml) water. Cover and cook on low, stirring now and then.
- Drain the soaked rice. Boil the 5 cups water, then add the rice.
- Cook until the rice is about 90% done, then drain the extra water through a strainer.
- Dry the rice on very low heat, covered, for 1 minute. Rest 2 to 3 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
- Cook the curry until the chicken is soft and the gravy turns brown with oil on top. Add water for more gravy if you like.
- Garnish with cilantro and serve hot over the rice.
Notes
- Soak the rice first so it is ready when the curry needs it.
- Oil rising to the top is the sign the curry is done.
- Drain the rice at 90% done for soft, separate grains.
- The curry tastes even better the next day.
Nutrition
Calories: 695kcal