Buttermilk chicken curry with some fluffy rice for dinner

When it comes to cooking for your family, it doesn’t need to take ages and after a busy day, cooking for an hour isn’t on your to-do list, is it? Did you know that you can make a perfect buttermilk chicken curry in under an hour? You don’t need to take ages preparing the chicken and ingredients because you can marinade the chicken the night before. The chicken curry is very simple and just has you putting everything together in a pot when you’re ready.

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Buttermilk chicken curry suggestions

The yogurt in the marinade will help tenderize your chicken pieces while the buttermilk helps it along and adds some richness to your sauce. Use a combination of chicken breast and chopped thigh meat for some great results. You’re welcome to add some green peppers to the onions at the start and maybe some pre-cooked mushrooms right at the end. Serve your curry with some fluffy rice or pan-fried roti or naan bread for the tastiest results.

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It’s time for that cold weather cooking. This simple buttermilk chicken curry is a great family meal with a choice of rice or flatbread.

Last updated on 5 May 2023

Buttermilk Chicken Curry

5 from 4 votes

Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: DinnerCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

3

hours 

Cooking time

30

minutes

Servings

6 – 8

Total time

3

hours 

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 500 g 500 cubed chicken breasts

• 1 1 onion, sliced

• 1 clove 1 garlic, crushed

• 350 ml 350 buttermilk

• 100 ml 100 plain yogurt

• 20 ml 20 curry powder

• 15 ml 15 fresh  coriander leaves

• juice of 1 lime

• 2 ml 2 fresh black pepper

• salt

• 10 ml 10 butter

Method

• In a seal-able fridge container, mix the buttermilk, yogurt, curry powder, coriander leaves and lime juice. Add the cubed chicken. Make sure all the pieces are covered and put in the fridge for 3 hours.
• When you are ready, heat the butter in a saucepan.
• Fry the onions and garlic. Add the buttermilk chicken. Bring to a boil. Add the black pepper and salt.
• Turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Serve with rice.

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