Simple Chicken Curry Recipe for Home Cooking

Ingredients

• ½ kg (1.1 lbs) chicken (bone-in preferred, boneless okay)
• 2–3 tbsp oil
• 1 cup onions, finely chopped
• 1–2 green chilies
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (or ½ inch ginger + 3–4 garlic cloves)
• ½ cup tomatoes, pureed or finely chopped
• ½ cup yogurt or 1½ tbsp cashew powder
• ¼–½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• ½ to 1 cup water or light coconut milk
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves or mint, chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder (or smoked paprika for mild heat)
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 bay leaf or curry leaves
• 4 cloves
• 2-inch cinnamon stick
• 3 green cardamom