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Southern Indian Chicken Curry with Mustard Seeds

This dish was inspired by one of cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey’s lamb curries.

Ingredients

serves 4

1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 whole dried red hot chiles, each broken into 3 or 4 pieces
2 teaspoons brown or yellow mustard seeds
1 whole cinnamon stick (3 inches)
1/2 teaspoon urad dal or yellow split peas
1 1/4 cups very thinly sliced shallots (about 4)
10 garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
10 fresh curry leaves (optional)
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4 cups chopped plum tomatoes (about 3)
1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
Coarse salt
Raita, for serving
Pooris, for serving (optional)

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chiles, mustard seeds, cinnamon, and urad dal; cook, shaking the pot, until the seeds pop, about 45 seconds. Add the shallots, garlic, and curry leaves; cook, stirring, until the shallots are golden, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the tomatoes; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

    Step 2

    Add the chicken; sprinkle with the turmeric and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the chicken is very tender, about 30 minutes.

    Step 3

    Uncover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil until the sauce coats the meat, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Serve with raita and pooris, if desired.

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