Chettinad Chicken with Curry Leaves
India · Chicken · No. 276

Chettinad Chicken with Curry Leaves

A single portion of Indian cooking, ready in 27 minutes with 9 minutes of prep. Written for one, so there is nothing to halve and nothing to waste. It brings some heat.

Prep
9 min
Cook
18 min
Total
27 min
Serves
1
Spicy

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves for 30 seconds.

  2. 2

    Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until golden, then add the garlic, ginger and dried chillies and cook for 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Stir in the coriander, fennel, pepper and chicken, and cook for 4–5 minutes until browned.

  4. 4

    Add the chopped tomato and 100ml water, cover and simmer for 10–12 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile cook the rice according to the packet instructions.

  6. 6

    Taste and adjust the seasoning.

  7. 7

    Serve the chicken over the rice.

Use up the rest

Cooking this for one leaves 340 g chicken thigh. These recipes finish them off, so plan one later in the same week.

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