Odia Chicken Curry

Odia Chicken Curry

Odia Chicken Curry

Chicken cooked in the Odia manner — mustard oil, whole spices, and a masala of fried onion, ginger, garlic, tomato, and ground spices including poppy seed paste for body and nutmeg for fragrance. The poppy seed (posto) paste is a shared trait with Bengali cooking but the panch phoron tempering and the proportion of mustard oil give the Odia chicken curry its distinct character. A common weekend preparation in Odia non-vegetarian households.

Cuisines

Odia

Best for

Lunch Dinner

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Recipe

Prep: 20 min Cook: 40 min Total: 60 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Chicken 500 grams Chicken , cut into pieces
mustard oil 2 tablespoons Mustard oil
Onion 2 Onion , finely chopped
ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
Tomato 2 Tomato , chopped
turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
coriander powder 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
Cumin 1 teaspoon Cumin , powder
red chili powder 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
garam masala 1 teaspoon Garam masala
Green Chili 2 Green Chili , slit
Bay Leaf 1 Bay Leaf
cinnamon stick 1 inch Cinnamon stick
cardamom 3 Cardamom , green
Clove 4 Clove
water 1 cup Water
salt Salt , to taste
Cilantro 2 tablespoons Cilantro , chopped

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat mustard oil in a pan until it starts to smoke, then reduce the heat.
  2. 2 Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamoms, and cloves to the oil and sauté for a few seconds.
  3. 3 Add chopped onions and cook until they turn golden brown.
  4. 4 Stir in the ginger-garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell disappears.
  5. 5 Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become soft and oil starts to separate.
  6. 6 Mix in turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and red chili powder. Cook for a minute.
  7. 7 Add the chicken pieces and mix well to coat them with the spices.
  8. 8 Cook the chicken on medium heat until it turns white and starts to release its juices.
  9. 9 Pour in the water and add salt to taste. Stir well and bring to a boil.
  10. 10 Cover and simmer the curry on low heat for about 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
  11. 11 Add garam masala and slit green chilies. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.
  12. 12 Garnish with fresh coriander leaves before serving.

Tips

For an authentic taste, use mustard oil and let it reach the smoking point before cooking.