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South Indian chicken curry
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South Indian chicken curry

16 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
South Indian chicken curry

Good curry depends on a good curry paste. Making your own from scratch will bring out the full fragrance of the spices and make your curry sing.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

526
Calories
36g
Protein
31g
Fat
28g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Poppy Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2.5cm/1in piece cinnamon
  • 2 cardamom
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 tbsp white poppy seeds
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coconut
  • 2.5cm/1in piece fresh ginger
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 green chilli
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • leaves, to garnish fresh coriander

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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