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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal422
  • fat25g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs7g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre2g
  • protein42g
  • salt0.47g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Whizz the chillies, almonds, ginger, garlic, cream and 300ml water to a paste.

  • step 2

    Heat the oil in a large, deep ovenproof casserole and add the onion, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and 2 tsp garam masala. Fry, stirring for 1 min, then add the paste. Bring to a simmer and season with salt. Add the chicken, turning each thigh to coat it, then bring back to a simmer. Blob the yogurt over the top.

  • step 3

    Bake in the oven for 40 mins or until the chicken is cooked through (spoon any excess fat from the surface). Sprinkle with the remaining garam masala and the coriander. Serve with naan or rice.

RECIPE TIPS
SPICE IT UP

For a paste-based curry, fry an extra spoonful of paste in a separate pan for 1-2 mins until fragrant, then stir into the finished dish. For a spice-based curry, fry some more spices in a drop of oil before stirring in – although garam masala can be sprinkled straight over the finished curry. A scattering of sliced chilli just before serving adds a lovely kick.

COOL IT DOWN

If you’ve added too much spice to a creamy Indian curry, stir in some natural yogurt (or a good splash of coconut cream to a Thai curry). If you’ve made a hot tomato-based curry, serve with a bowl of cooling raita and lots of plain rice or naan bread. Serve ice-cold milk-based lassis with Indian curries instead of water.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010

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A star rating of 2.5 out of 5.15 ratings

weejock

Have made this so many times, and the reviews on here are mainly very old. We love this recipe, and I only make a couple of minor changes:

- I use about half the water and do not add when blending the paste. I check the consistency and how covered the chicken is, then add a little water if it needs…

bellfreeman

I made this last night and it was awful, none of the flavours went together and it was very watery

carla-j

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Gorgeous, very flavoursome and surprisingly easy. I've never made a curry from scratch before so was a little daunted, but I needn't have been. I added chestnut mushrooms, which I feel went well with the sauce and chicken thighs.

Sa'adah

My family loved it. Came out perfect.

Emharrison1094

I'm 18 and have just cooked this meal for my family. It was so easy to follow and so so tasty! Everyone loved it!!

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