Bengali Chicken Curry with Potatoes
A Bengali curry with potato, chicken simmered with ginger, garlic, tomato and warm spices.
Ingredients
- Olive oil 2 tbsp
- Ground cumin 1 tsp
- Fresh coriander 0.5 cup
- Onion 2
- Potatoes 2 large
- Tomatoes 2
- Chicken breast 4
- Cayenne pepper 1 tsp
- Curry powder 1 tsp
- Garam masala 1 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
- Turmeric 1 tsp
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook and stir the onions in the hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the ginger-garlic paste and continue cooking another 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium; stir the tomatoes into the mixture and cook until the tomatoes are pulpy, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Season with the cayenne pepper, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, and cumin; cook and stir another 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken and potatoes to the mixture in the skillet; simmer, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle the cilantro over the mixture and continue simmering another 10 minutes.
- Serve hot.