West Bengal

Country captain chicken

Name: Country captain chicken
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Anglo Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 4 medium sliced, half fried crisp onion; 1 inch chopped ginger; 6 cloves chopped garlic; 3/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 2 slit green chilli; Whole spices, bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon; 3 tbsp ghee; 2 tsp salt; 1 cup water; 10 slivered almonds; 1 tbsp raisins

A gentle Anglo Indian chicken with fried onions, turmeric and a scatter of almonds and raisins.

60 minTime

40 gProtein each

mildSpice

Anglo Indian Christmas2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMild turmeric chicken with fried onions and nuts.

The original

437kcalsame

40 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Country captain, Anglo Indian style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 kg

Onion4 medium, sliced, half fried crisp

Ginger2.5 cm, chopped

Garlic6 cloves, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¾ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Green chilli2, slit

Whole spicesbay leaf, cloves, cinnamon

Ghee3 tbsp

Salt2 tsp

Water1 cup

Almonds10, slivered

Raisins1 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Fry half the onions in ghee till crisp. Drain and set aside with almonds and raisins.
2In the same ghee, fry whole spices, remaining onion, ginger, garlic and chilli till soft.
3Add chicken, turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Sear 5 minutes, add water, cover and simmer 25 minutes until no pink remains.
4Top with fried onions, almonds and raisins.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

West Bengal

Country captain chicken

A gentle Anglo Indian chicken with fried onions, turmeric and a scatter of almonds and raisins.

60 minTime

40 gProtein each

mildSpice

Anglo Indian Christmas2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMild turmeric chicken with fried onions and nuts.

The original

437kcalsame

40 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Country captain, Anglo Indian style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 kg

Onion4 medium, sliced, half fried crisp

Ginger2.5 cm, chopped

Garlic6 cloves, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¾ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Green chilli2, slit

Whole spicesbay leaf, cloves, cinnamon

Ghee3 tbsp

Salt2 tsp

Water1 cup

Almonds10, slivered

Raisins1 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Fry half the onions in ghee till crisp. Drain and set aside with almonds and raisins.
2In the same ghee, fry whole spices, remaining onion, ginger, garlic and chilli till soft.
3Add chicken, turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Sear 5 minutes, add water, cover and simmer 25 minutes until no pink remains.
4Top with fried onions, almonds and raisins.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Country captain chicken

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Country captain chicken

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