How to Cook Perfect Mom's Quick chicken curry

Mom's Quick chicken curry. Being a busy working Mom myself, I have been in that situation too many times. Other than good old Kraft Dinner, there are many menu options available for quick and easy dinner ideas. They can easily be accommodated into your week night dinner choices.

My mom's simple chicken curry is filled with aromatic spices such as coriander and fennel powder. The addition of garam masala and ginger adds a nice warmth. To add another depth of flavor I use bone in chicken…the bones add a lot of flavor to the curry. You can cook Mom's Quick chicken curry using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mom's Quick chicken curry

1. Prepare 1 Kg of Chicken.
2. It's 2 of large onions.
3. It's 2 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
4. You need 1/2 TSP of turmeric.
5. It's 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
6. You need 1 TSP of garam masala.
7. You need 1/2 cup of chopped coriander.
8. It's 1/2 cup of chopped pudina.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of oil.
10. You need leaf of Whole garam masala (shajeera, elaichi, lavang, cinnamon,bay.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of curd.

This chicken curry is not overly complicated and will take roughly an hour to make. Add curry leaves, curry powder, chili powder, onion, turmeric, ginger, garlic and garam masala. Add the chicken and mix until the meat is coated with spices. Cover saucepan and cook/braise on moderate heat for a few minutes.

Mom's Quick chicken curry step by step

1. Heat oil in a pan and add whole garam masala (shajeera, cardamom, Cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf) n fry for a minute.. Now sauté the onions, garlic & ginger paste till golden brown and add garam masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Let the spices cook now add chicken pieces into the masala. Stir well and cook covered in the oil till almost done. Now add 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of curd and stir well.
2. Cook till chicken is fully cooked and oil is seen over the curry..
3. Garnish with coriander and serve with rice...

Making Indian curry has never been simpler. A mild yet creamy curry spiced with Indian curry spice, aromatic ginger and garlic. It is a perfect meal on its own over white rice or with Indian Chapati or naan. A whole chicken can be frozen for up to a year. Wrap the chicken well in heavy duty plastic wrap, and then place it into a freezer proof plastic bag.