Chicken Vindaloo | Recipe Saver

Ingredients

• ***For the vindaloo paste:***
• 20 dried red chiles
• 3 tablespoons malt or red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons water, hot
• 1 1/2 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 10 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 (2-3-inch-long) fresh cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 green cardamoms, optional
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 (1-1/2-inch-long) piece ginger
• ***For the vindaloo:***
• 2 pounds chicken, bone-in
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 onions, optional, finely chopped or processed
• 1 tablespoon malt vinegar or red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tomatoes, optional, puréed
• 1/4 cup water, hot, optional, plus more, to taste