Ultimate Chicken Curry (Tamatar Murghi) from 'Indian Cooking Unfolded'

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	18%	47%
fat	4%	3%
aromatics	24%	17%
salt	1%	1%
vegetables and beans	18%	24%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

12 g	2 tablespoons coriander seeds
7 g	1 tablespoon cumin seeds
9 g	2 teaspoons black or yellow mustard seeds
	1 teaspoon black peppercorns
	1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
202 g	12 to 15 dried red cayenne chiles (like chiles de arbol), stems discarded
2 g	1 teaspoon ground turmeric
27 g	2 tablespoons canola oil
150 g	1 small onion, coarsely chopped
12 g	4 medium-size cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
	4 pieces fresh ginger (each about the size and thickness of a 25-cent coin; no need to peel the skin), coarsely chopped
4 g	2 teaspoons Raghavan’s Blend (above) or store-bought Madras curry powder
121 g	1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes with their juices
121 g	1/2 cup half-and-half
680 g	1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch cubes
6 g	1 teaspoon coarse kosher or sea salt
12 g	2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems

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.

“My husband and I have become obsessed with this recipe and I make it at least twice a month. I use my own spice blend--cumin, curry powder, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, tiniest bit of cardamom, and cayenne--and it tastes wonderful. We've also started addi” — a cook

“As with most other people I added extra curry powder to the mix. I also enjoy a spicy curry, I added 25 instead of 15 chili peppers when I blended the mix. It still wasn't as spicy as I like any suggestions for increasing the heat?Also I do not have a spice gr” — a cook