Tomato Chicken Curry Recipe
Tomato Chicken Curry (Tamatar Murgh) is a one-pot Indian curry cooked with lots of fresh tomatoes and mild spices. This curry comes together in under 60 minutes and goes very well with Indian bread or steamed rice.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ghee you can replace ghee with oil to make the curry dairy-free
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 pounds bone-in skinless chicken 1 kg, cut into 1 and ½ inch pieces, or 1 pound (500 g) boneless chicken cubes
- 3-4 green chilies slit into half
- 2 cups sliced tomatoes or 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup crispy fried onions crushed
- 3 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Heat ghee and oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and let them crackle for 3-4 seconds.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 3-4 seconds. Stir continuously.
- Add chicken and cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes. Stir frequently.
- Now add green chilies, tomatoes, crispy fried onions, Kashmiri red chili powder, and salt, and mix well.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat until the chicken is tender (35-40 minutes). Stir 2-3 times while the chicken is cooking.
- Note – There is no need to add any extra water as the chicken will cook in its own juices. Having said that, if the masala is getting dry and burning at the bottom of the pan, feel free to add some water.
- Add garam masala powder and cilantro and mix well.
- Check for salt and add more if required. Serve hot with roti or rice.
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Notes
You can add crushed whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, black peppercorns, lack cardamom, and green cardamom, in hot ghee for added flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 439mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1200IU | Vitamin C: 16.2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.9mg
