Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Classic Chicken Balti Curry
One of 171 chicken curry recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 171 for gravy quality among the chicken curry recipes we compared. 32 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.2★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 7% | 47% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 4% | 17% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 24% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon garam masala |
| 4 dried curry leaves, crushed | |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon palm sugar |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon coriander |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cumin |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 1 teaspoon cloves | |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon turmeric |
| 1 teaspoon nigella seeds | |
| 45 g | 3 green chilies, chopped |
| 4 g | 4 cardamom pods, split |
| 9 g | 1 tablespoon peanut oil |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds , crushed |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion, finely chopped |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic, minced |
| 1 1/3-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated | |
| 3600 g | 2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces |
| 240 g | 1 cup/250 milliliters vegetable stock, or chicken stock |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon tomato purée |
| 1 pinch salt | |
| 1 g | 1 bay leaf |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped |
| 1 large tomato, sliced |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Absolutely gorgeous! The family all said that they didn't want it to come to an end.” — a cook
“When do you add the spices that you set aside in step One” — a cook