Chicken Curry Recipes From All Over India

Monday, April 8, 2013, 10:58 [IST]

A basic chicken curry is the specialty of every cook. Your mother or grandmother too must have her own unique recipe for making chicken curry. There is no scarcity of chicken curry recipes in India. In fact, every state in India has its own chicken curry. For example Chettinad chicken, Coorgi Chicken, Malvani chicken are all South-Indian curries.

Other chicken curries like tawa chicken, butter chicken and hariyali chicken are from the Northern states. So it must be clear by now that there can be numerous ways to make chicken curry. That is why we have hundreds of chicken curry recipes that are all popular in India.

Some of these chicken recipes are very traditional. For example Coorgi chicken is a special Indian curry that is made only within the district of Kodagu in Karnataka. Other chicken recipes have pan-Indian popularity. To illustrate we can take the example of butter chicken. This non-spicy Indian curry is enjoyed by all the states in India.

These are some of the best know chicken curries from across the Indian states.

Murg Ka Salan

This chicken curry is famous for being very rich in spices. In India, this chicken curry is a part of the Mughlai cuisine. It is often rumoured that murg ka salan was the favourite dish of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Malvani Chicken Curry

Malvani chicken is made with a thick curry of coconut cooked in spices. This chicken curry recipe includes a masala (that is made separately) and a gravy. To prepare this Indian chicken recipe, you have to prepare the marinade first, then the masala and finally the gravy.

Coorgi Chicken Curry

The chicken from Coorg, the district fondly called Kodagu in Karnataka is a famous delicacy. This district is in fact popular for producing the best non vegetarian food in the state. The chicken curry recipe from Coorg has a very distinct taste

Tawa Chicken Curry

We all know that Indian food is spicy, Tawa Chicken is not an exception to this rule. It is a dry chicken curry with lots of spices. The special element in the Tawa Chicken recipe is that, it is cooked on the tawa or a shallow pan.

Haryali Chicken Curry

Chicken Hariyali is a green coloured chicken curry. The green colour of this curry comes from a combination of a number of green spices.

Chicken Jhol

Chicken Jhol is a common (though not traditional) Bengali recipe. In Bengali, 'jhol' refers to anything that has a watery gravy and is not so spicy. This Bengali recipe, unlike others uses minimum oil and spices. It very similar to a stew in the Western context.

Dhaba Style Chicken Curry

In India, whenever we cross a highway and come across a dhaba, we end up having some dhaba style dishes alongside. Dhaba recipes like dal tadka, chicken curry and rice are favourites among travellers. If you love to prepare the spicy dhaba style dishes, then here is a special chicken curry recipe.

Achari Chicken Curry

'Achar' in Hindi means 'pickles' and Indian pickles are hot enough to release steam from your ears. So when pickling spices are used as the spices for this chicken gravy then the outcome will be a very spicy curry.

Mango Chicken

Mango chicken is undeniably a speciality of the coasts. This Indian curry recipe is characteristically more popular in the island city of Mumbai and the 'Gaons' of Goa. Chicken embroiled in rich mango curry could only be delicious but it is a very summer specific recipe.

Butter Chicken

When the Britishers settled in Indian they wanted to enjoy the authentic taste of the Indian curry but our traditional simple chicken curries were too spicy for their taste. So they created butter chicken that is not spicy but still tastes like an Indian chicken curry.

Dahi Chicken

Dahi chicken is an Indian curry that does not have too many complicated spices or ingredients. This Indian chicken recipe draws its flavor from just two main ingredients namely,'dahi' or curd and 'kasuri methi' of fenugreek leaves.

Chicken Chettinad

Pepper chicken is a popular non-vegetarian dish that is prepared by several methods. How about trying the spicy Chettinad style pepper chicken? Chettinad is place in Tamil Nadu that is famous for its spicy and delicious cuisine. Chicken curry cooked in the Chettinad style is a delicacy all over India.

Chicken Curry Kolhapuri Style

This Indian chicken recipe hails from the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Kolhapuri chicken is known for its zesty spices and the bright red colour. This chicken curry is indeed very spicy and only those used to heavy Indian foods can have it without flinching.

Chicken Do Pyaza

Chicken do pyaza is a delectable spicy curry with a fine blend of onions in it. 'Do' means two and 'pyaz' means onions. Hence it is evident from the name of the chicken recipe itself that it contains double the amount of onions in comparison to ordinary chicken curries.

Kori Rotti

Kori rotti is a famous Mangalorean dish. Kori means chicken and roti is not the typical Indian bread that is prepared with wheat flour. Mangalorean kori rotti is a special type of Indian bread that is made with rice paste and then dried.

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