Punjabi Chicken Curry Recipe!

by Mallika on June 30, 2008

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This is actually the recipe for Punjabi Fish Curry. I have gone ahead and substituted the fish with chicken and it has turned out very well. You can use fish 250 gm instead of chicken for Punjabi Fish Curry if you so desire.

Ingredients:

Chicken 250 gm
Onion, chopped 1 large
Tomatoes, puréed 3 small
Curd ¼ cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 to 2 tsp
Chili powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Turmeric a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp
Fresh coriander, chopped 4-5 sprigs

Punjabi Chicken Curry

Whole masala:

Bay leaves 2
Cardamoms 2
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 1 inch

Ground masala: Dry roast the following ingredients and grind to a fine powder.

Cardamoms 2
Cloves 2
Cinnamon 1 inch
Peppercorn ½ tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds ½ tsp

Method:
Clean and wash chicken. Heat oil and fry chopped onion along with ginger garlic paste for a little while. Grind to a fine paste. Cook the paste along with the whole masala till golden brown. Add turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, and salt to taste. Fry for a little while. Now add tomato purée and cook till the oil comes out. Add chicken pieces and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes. Then cook on slow flame for another 5 to 10 minutes. Make a parting in the center of the pan and add curd and ground masala. Slowly fold in the chicken pieces. Cook till the chicken is done. Garnish with chopped coriander.

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{ 30 comments }

1 Nils Thomsen August 31, 2008 at 9:31 pm: Dear Rajiv,
I've been looking a long time for a good recipe for a chicken curry. I found loads but none really convinced me. Mainly spices are not used and if I cook indian foods I don't want to have an european taste
Your picture convinced me from the first secound on and so I'm trying my luck in cooking your meal.
What I'd really like to know: For how many persons is this meal? I'm guessing for two but I'm not sure. Means 250 gm chicken 250 gramms (half pound)?
Id be glad if you can complete my knowlede about this.
Best regards from germany.
2 Rajiv August 31, 2008 at 10:18 pm: Hi Nils,
1 pound is 0.453 kg or more aptly 453 grams so half pound would make approximately 250 grams. The measurements used in this recipe will be good for 2-3 people. I am sure the recipe will come out good since I have had firsthand experience of it. Take care and God bless!!!
3 sonalee November 5, 2008 at 9:01 pm: nice and Spicy. i like it . so delicious dish
wa bai maza aa gia
4 sonalee November 5, 2008 at 9:02 pm: love this so r u like it
5 Rajiv November 5, 2008 at 9:38 pm: Ha ha. Not yet hopefully. But I am putting on weight with my wife's wonderful cooking.
6 Rajiv November 5, 2008 at 9:42 pm: Thanks Sonalee,
Glad you liked it. Will pass it on to the wife.
7 punjabihistory November 21, 2008 at 10:25 pm: This is nice blog to visit,you have done a good job and your representation very effective. Recipes is simple, healthy and yet has its own fascination.
8 Rajiv November 22, 2008 at 1:11 am: Hi,
Thanks for visiting and trying out the recipe. Glad that you liked it and the blog too.
9 mmm December 30, 2008 at 5:13 pm: My name is Ash
There is way more than 1tbsp of oil in the meal above.
10 Rajiv December 31, 2008 at 2:49 am: Thanks Ash. I checked with my wife and she says to use only 1 tbsp oil as the chicken itself will secrete fat content leading to more oil. Also, curd is used which will also give out oil.
11 firdous January 13, 2009 at 8:58 pm: this recipe is too good
12 Rajiv January 14, 2009 at 7:59 pm: Glad you liked it Firdous. Thanks for stopping by.
13 Joan February 11, 2009 at 5:14 am: Great recipe!
I collect interesting recipes on my site (link above – unfortunally site in Russian). May I translate your recipe and add it to my site?
14 Rajiv February 11, 2009 at 2:16 pm: I am sure you will enjoy it. Have fun.
15 Priya February 28, 2009 at 2:49 am: Easy and Tasty Recipe…
16 Rajiv March 1, 2009 at 2:44 am: Glad you liked it Priya.
17 Rajiv May 24, 2009 at 2:04 pm: Sorry Joan, you're comment was labeled spam. Yeah you can go ahead and translate the recipe in Russian. Please give credit for the recipe to Grace…
18 shruthi July 3, 2009 at 9:37 pm: Awesome Rajiv .I n my hus enjoyed it.thanks alot
19 Rajiv July 4, 2009 at 4:29 pm: Very glad you liked it Shruthi. I'll pass it on to my wife and to share more recipes.
20 anishniranam August 8, 2009 at 2:18 pm: Simple recipe, will check this.
21 Rajiv August 8, 2009 at 6:48 pm: Yes it is and it also comes out very well.
22 nikitha January 19, 2010 at 2:57 pm: that's good
23 moserw January 19, 2010 at 5:34 pm: Thanks Nikitha.
24 t v ranjit Kumar May 2, 2010 at 6:38 am: We tried it and it was just spuperb with chapathis—
25 moserw May 2, 2010 at 8:45 am: Ranjit it tastes best when served with chapathis. I've also had it with fried rice (mildly flavored puloa) and it was a great combo there too.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
26 bharathi May 29, 2010 at 6:25 am: Hi Rajiv,
Imade it with boneless chicken, the flavour is great,thank you so much for great recipe.
27 Rajiv May 29, 2010 at 9:38 am: Thanks Bharathi but all credit to my wife. Appreciate your taking the time to post the comment. Thanks.
28 Preeti Nautiyal June 12, 2010 at 1:58 am: Hi Rajiv,
Tried so many recepies but it was all in vain.A BIG THANK YOU 2ur wife n u, for this recepie,we had a lovely dinner.The ingredients measurements,the method is just perfect.Yum chicken,awesome,gud flavour..gr8!!
29 Rajiv June 12, 2010 at 4:18 am: Hi Preeti,
Thanks so much for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe and the dish so much. Unfortunately I cannot take credit for it so I will pass on your lovely words to my wife.
Thank you for taking the time to share.
30 Rajiv June 12, 2010 at 4:31 am: Hi Surmala,
Indeed it is very delicious, do give it a try. I'm sure you will enjoy it.