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Normal Chicken Curry

Her everyday curry. Whole spices, onion, tomato, marinated chicken.

01  Scale
4
people ×1
Start to eat
Actually you
Pans
Bowls2
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Ingredients

For 4
chicken, washedचिकन · चिकन
saltमीठ · नमक
haldiहळद · हल्दी
red chilly powderतिखट · लाल मिर्च पाउडर
garam masala, if u haveगरम मसाला · गरम मसाला
ginger pasteआले · अदरक
garlic pasteलसूण · लहसुन
littledahi (optional)दही · दही
oil
hingहिंग · हींग
2lavanलवंग · लौंग
4pepperमिरी · काली मिर्च
1 piecedalchuniदालचिनी · दालचीनी
tamal patraतमालपत्र · तेज पत्ता
onions, cut very fineकांदा · प्याज़
tomatoes, cutटोमॅटो · टमाटर
coriander, if u haveकोथिंबीर · धनिया
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Mise en place

All of this before the heat goes on

1The marinade

chicken, washedचिकन · चिकन
saltमीठ · नमक
haldiहळद · हल्दी
red chilly powderतिखट · लाल मिर्च पाउडर
garam masala, if u haveगरम मसाला · गरम मसाला
ginger pasteआले · अदरक
garlic pasteलसूण · लहसुन
littledahi (optional)दही · दही

2The vessel

oil
hingहिंग · हींग
2lavanलवंग · लौंग
4pepperमिरी · काली मिर्च
1 piecedalchuniदालचिनी · दालचीनी
tamal patraतमालपत्र · तेज पत्ता
onions, cut very fineकांदा · प्याज़
tomatoes, cutटोमॅटो · टमाटर
coriander, if u haveकोथिंबीर · धनिया
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The order

In order
01PrepTake washed chicken, apply salt, haldi, red chilly powder, if u have garam masala put that, ginger and garlic paste, little dahi (optional).
02Hands offMarrinate for some time.
03PrepThen cut onions very fine and tomatoes.
04PrepPut oil in the vessel, put hing, put 2 lavan, pepper 4, dalchuni one piece and tamal patra.
05PrepThen add the cut onion, fry it for sometime — do not burn, just little transparent.
06PrepThen add cut tomatoes, fry little, don't overcook.
07PrepThen add the marinated chicken, let it mix for a while, then add water and cook till done.
08PrepIf u have coriander, cut and apply to the chicken. It's ready to eat.
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Other people’s versions

Links only — nothing copied
How a Michelin Star Indian Chef Makes Chicken Curry at HomeEpicuriousanother everyday curry
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Notes

She calls this "Normal curry". Titled Normal Chicken Curry here so it sorts with the others; her word is kept in this note.

Her whole-spice names are left in Marathi — lavan, dalchuni, tamal patra — with the English alongside them in the pantry rather than substituted into her text.

"Marrinate" is her spelling.

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