Gavthi (Indian Village) Chicken Curry

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	53%	47%
fat	6%	3%
aromatics	37%	17%
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)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

17 g	2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste (see note)
3 g	1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder
	1 tablespoon red chile powder
450 g	1 pound (450g) bone-in chicken drumsticks and thighs, optionally cut in half through the bone with a cleaver
	Kosher salt
4 g	1 teaspoon unroasted sesame seeds
2 g	1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 g	1 teaspoon coriander seeds
	6 dry Kashmiri chiles
	5 peppercorns
113 g	1 stick cinnamon
	3 cloves
	2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut
237 g	1 cup (240ml) water
27 g	2 tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil
45 g	3 slit green chiles
3 g	3 bay leaves
150 g	1 medium onion, finely chopped
	Fluffy white rice, for serving

Method: 6 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“@curlykI am a year too late, but in case someone else stumbles on this at some point,Chilly Powder/Red Chilly Powder - This is used primarily to make the dish hot. To substitute this - find the hottest chilly around and grind it in to a powder.Green Chilies - ” — a cook

“I know this is an old recipe, but I've only just found it and would like to try it. I was wondering what you do with the other tbsp chili powder? The recipe says two, divided, and one of those is used in the marinade. The other one isn't mentioned. I'm guessin” — a cook