Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
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Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry

Siddhi Ballal · June 29, 2026 · 4 min read
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Prep 10m
Cook 30m
Total 40m
Serves 3-4
Level Med

Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry

I love making Chicken Curry at home because it’s such a simple recipe. You can make Chicken Curry with spices and it has an onion and tomato base. This Chicken Curry is so full of flavour. It is perfect for when you want to cook something nice at home.

When you cook Chicken Curry the chicken gets cooked slowly with the spices. This makes the chicken really soft and juicy. It gets covered in lots of masala. The Chicken Curry tastes really rich. It smells so nice that it makes you feel all comfortable inside. That is why Chicken Curry is a dish in many homes.

You can have Chicken Curry for lunch or for dinner. It goes well with lots of things, like rice or chapati or bhakri or pav. Chicken Curry is a great dish to have at any time.

What is Chicken Curry?

Chicken Curry is a good dish that has chicken and spices in it. They cook the chicken with an onion and tomato gravy. The taste of Chicken Curry is very nice and a bit spicy. You can make Chicken Curry in ways it depends on what you like.

You can make the Chicken Curry thicker or thinner it is up, to you. If you want to eat Chicken Curry with rice you should keep it a little thin.. If you want to eat it with chapati or bhakri you should make the Chicken Curry a little thicker..

Why You’ll Like This Chicken Curry Recipe

This chicken curry recipe is easy to prepare and uses simple ingredients that are commonly available at home. It gives a rich, homemade taste without complicated steps.

You can also adjust the spice level according to your taste. Add more chicken masala for a spicier version or keep it mild for a lighter flavour.

Preparation of Chicken Curry

Start by preparing the onion-tomato mixture, which forms the base of the curry. This base gives thickness and enhances the flavour of the dish.

Mix the chicken with turmeric, chicken masala, and salt before cooking so it absorbs the spices well and becomes more flavourful.

Chicken Curry Recipe
Preparation for making Chicken Curry

Flavour of the Dish

The taste of this chicken curry is really good because it has the right amount of whole spices, onion and tomato masala, chicken masala and ground coconut. The whole spices like cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and curry leaves make the curry smell warm and like it was made at home.

The onion and tomato base makes the curry taste rich and a little sweet and sour at the time. The turmeric makes the curry look nice and yellow.

The chicken masala is what gives the curry its taste and makes it taste really good. The ground coconut makes the curry thick. Gives it a sweet taste that is not too strong and it also gives it a taste that is like the food from the coast.

When you cook the chicken in this masala for a time it takes in all the tastes and becomes soft and juicy and really tasty.

Texture of Chicken Curry

The curry should be smooth and a little thick. It should not be too runny. The chicken in the curry should be soft. Should be cooked properly. The masala in the curry should stick to the chicken pieces so that the curry has a feel to it. The chicken and the masala and the curry should all come together for a consistency. The curry and the chicken and the masala are all important, for a curry.

Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
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Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
Main Course
Prep
10m
Cook
30m
Total
40m
Servings
3-4
Difficulty
Med

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Firstly marinate the Chicken with all masala and salt.

    Step 1 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
  2. 2

    Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, and curry leaves. Sauté for a few seconds until fragrant.

    Step 2 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
  3. 3

    Add the onion-tomato mix and cook on medium flame until the raw smell goes away and oil starts separating.

    Step 3 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
  4. 4

    Add turmeric powder and chicken masala. Mix well so the spices blend properly with the base.

    Step 4 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
  5. 5

    Add the chicken pieces and mix well so they are coated with the masala. Cook for a few minutes. Add a little water, cover, and cook on medium to low flame until the chicken is fully cooked and soft.

    Step 5 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
  6. 6

    Add ground coconut paste and mix well with the chicken and masala. Cook for 2–3 minutes so the coconut blends nicely and makes the curry thick and rich. Add chopped coriander, mix well, and turn off the flame.

    Step 6 — Easy Chicken Curry Recipe | Simple Homemade Indian Chicken Curry
Aaji's Tip

Cook the chicken on medium to low flame for the best results. This helps the chicken become soft and absorb all the flavours properly. Avoid adding too much water at once. Add water gradually as needed to control the consistency.

Notes
If using ready-made chicken masala, adjust the salt carefully as some masalas already contain salt.
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