simple Chicken Curry

By dipty jha• January 12, 2026• 👁 10 views

Description

simple Chicken Curry (Murgh Masala / Kosha style lite) dinner recipe – perfect for a student in West Bengal/PG/hostel. 🔥 .

Ingredients

• Chicken – 500g (with bone best for taste, curry cut)
• 2 big onions (finely chopped or paste if blender hai)
• 2 tomatoes (chopped or pureed)
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (or 1 inch ginger + 5-6 garlic cloves crushed)
• 1-2 green chillies (slit)
• 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
• 1 tsp haldi (turmeric)
• 1-2 tsp red chilli powder (adjust spice level)
• 1-1½ tsp dhania powder (coriander)
• ½ tsp garam masala (optional but nice kick)
• Salt to taste
• 3-4 tbsp oil (mustard oil if Bengali vibe chahiye)
• Handful coriander leaves (chopped for garnish)
• Water as needed
• Rice / roti to serve

Method

1. Chicken ko dho ke salt + haldi thoda daal ke mix kar lo (10 min rakh sakte ho, ya seedha start).
2. Kadhai mein oil garam karo → jeera daal ke crackle hone do (10 sec).
3. Onion daal do → golden brown hone tak fry karo (medium flame, 8-10 mins – patience bro, yahin se taste aata hai).
4. Ginger-garlic paste + green chillies daalo → 1-2 min bhuno taaki kaccha smell gayab ho.
5. Tomato daal do → soft hone tak cook karo (masala oil chhodne lagega, 4-5 mins).
6. Ab dry masale: haldi + red chilli powder + dhania powder + salt daal ke achhe se bhuno (2-3 mins, thoda pani sprinkle kar sakte ho agar chipak raha hai).
7. Chicken pieces daal do → high flame pe 5-7 mins fry karo taaki chicken surface se seal ho jaye (colour change ho jayega).
8. Flame low karo → cover karke 10-15 mins pakao (chicken apna pani chhod dega). Beech beech mein hilate raho.
9. Jab chicken almost done lage (fork se check kar lo), thoda pani daal ke gravy bana lo (jitna thick ya runny chahiye).
10. Garam masala daal ke 2 min aur simmer karo.
11. Last mein coriander leaves daal ke mix kar lo. Flame band!
12. Garam rice ya soft roti ke saath serve karo. Thoda ghee daal do upar se for extra Bengali touch 😭
13. Pro broke-student hacks:
14. Mess mein sirf onion-tomato mila to bhi chalega, bas masala strong rakhna.
15. Extra hungry? Aloo cubes daal ke chicken-aloo curry bana lo (stretch karega).
16. Kal subah bacha hua chicken paratha mein daal ke khaana = next level.
17. No garam masala? Skip karo, phir bhi tasty banega.

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