Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Dhaba Style Chicken Curry
One of 171 chicken curry recipes we measured
from myfoodstory.com
178 cooks on myfoodstory.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 47% |
| fat | 2% | 3% |
| aromatics | 36% | 17% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 91% | 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.
| 1800 g | 1 kg Chicken (skinless, bone-in whole chicken cut into medium sized pieces (referred to as curry cut in India)) |
| 17 g | 2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste |
| 1 Juice of lime | |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon Salt |
| 52 g | 1/4 cup Mustard Oil (see note 2) |
| 600 g | 4 medium Red Onions |
| 30 g | 10 cloves Garlic |
| 1 1/2 inches Ginger | |
| 52 g | 3 - 4 Green Chilies (use Serrano Peppers as replacement, adjust the spice as required) |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds |
| 2 g | 2 Bay leaves |
| 1/2 Cinnamon stick (Stick) | |
| 4 - 5 Cardamoms | |
| 8 - 10 Peppercorns | |
| 4 - 5 Cloves | |
| 1644 g | 4 medium Tomatoes (finely chopped) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder (optional; adjust the spice as required) |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons Coriander Powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon garam masala Powder |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon Salt |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon Butter |
| 30 g | 2 Green Chilies (slit lengthwise) |
| 1/2 inch Ginger (julienned) | |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoon Coriander (for garnishing) |
Method: 14 steps, published by myfoodstory.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just loved it. Full of texture and delicious flavours. Took me some time to work out the “3 whistles” bit and ended up giving it 10 minutes on high from when it started steaming. After 10 minutes I turned off the gas and left it slowly depressurising and cooki” — a cook, 5★
“Hello, this recipe looks fantastic and I can’t wait to try it. I have a question about the pressure cooker. You say to: Pressure Cooker: At this stage, if you are using a pressure cooker, place the lid and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and” — a cook