Authentic Chicken Madras
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 whole cloves ⓘ
- 2 cardamom pods ⓘ
- 2 large onions, finely chopped ⓘ
- 3 green chile peppers, with seeds, chopped ⓘ
- 1 (1 inch) piece ginger, minced ⓘ
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground red chili pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander ⓘ
- salt to taste
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces ⓘ
- 1/4 cup water ⓘ
- 1/2 (14 ounce) can tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon garam masala ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add cloves and cardamom pods and wait until they sizzle, about 1 minute. Add onions and fry until dark brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add chile peppers, ginger, and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground chile pepper, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until blended in, about 1 minute more.
- Stir chicken and water into the pan with the spice mixture. Cook, while stirring, until water is incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato puree and nutmeg and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until chicken is tender over medium heat, about 20 minutes. When ready to serve, sprinkle with garam masala and cilantro.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
913
kcal
46% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).