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Chicken Madras

Chicken madras is a flavorful and fragrant classic Indian curry. It's rich and hearty yet simple to make in under one hour with just one pan.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 423
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 5 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 2 large onions, finely chopped
  • 3 green chile peppers, with seeds, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 1 inch piece ginger, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground red chili pepper, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground coriander
  • salt to taste
  • 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 0.5 14 ounce can tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add cloves and cardamom pods and wait until they sizzle, about 1 minute. Add onions and sauté until dark brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chile peppers, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground chili pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until blended in, about 1 minute more.
  2. Stir in chicken and water; cook, stirring constantly, until water is incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato puree and nutmeg. Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes.
  3. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle garam masala over top. Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 423kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 38gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 335mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8g

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