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The Ultimate Curry Chicken Breasts

Ultimate Chicken Curry

This curry chicken breasts are simmered until fork tender in a rich bold flavored chicken curry broth. It's best eaten with roti of rice.
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Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Caribbean, guyaneese, Indian
Keyword: best chicken curry, chicken curry, Curry Chicken, ultimate chicken curry, What is curry
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 532kcal
Author: Julietkitchen By Chef Yasmin

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chicken

For the Aromatics Spice Mix

  • 1 Medium onion peeled and chopped
  • 12-15 Cloves fresh garlic
  • 1/2 Cup fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 Cup fresh mint leaves
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 Piece fresh turmeric root 3 inch piece - peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Habanero hot sauce (I use homemade but you can use habanero pepper to your liking)
  • 2 Teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/2 Teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Additional ingredients

Instructions

Season the chicken

  • Add the cut up chicken breasts to a medium bowl. Season with the salt and freshly ground black pepper

Make the aromatics spice seasoning

  • Dump all the aromatics spices ingredients into a food processor or blender. Grind or pulse for 30 t0 60 seconds until ingredients are thoroughly combined

Cook the chicken and curry

  • In a 5-quart dutch oven pot, add the extra virgin olive oil. Heat using medium heat.
  • Brown the chicken breasts portions, in batches if necessary. 2 to 3 minutes per side until lightly brown. Remove into a bowl and set aside.
  • Add the aromatics spice seasoning into the same pot. Stir and cook 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Add the tomato paste. Stir. Cook 1 to 2 minutes
  • Add in the white wine and cook until au sec (almost dry).
  • Add back the chicken breasts with any juices that it released. And add in the chickpeas.
  • Pour in the chicken stock. Stir/mix. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce and simmer 45 minutes or until fork tender and the sauce has reduced to your liking..
  • Turn off the stove. Pour in the lime juice. Stir.
  • Serve with roti or rice. Enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 1155mg | Potassium: 1173mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 505IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 3mg