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Published: Jun 4, 2015 | Last Updated On: Jun 26, 2022 by Aarthi

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Spicy Red Chicken Curry recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe the only major ingredient is homemade red and spicy gravy which brings a tremendous color and flavor to the dish.

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Spicy Red Chicken Curry

I saw this recipe on youtube and instantly loved it. It is a simple recipe, you just need few basic ingredients but the taste is truly mouth watering. Moreover the colour of this curry is very appetizing.

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Ingredients for Spicy Red Chicken Curry

Chicken - 500 grams
Oil - 4 tbsp
Onions - 2 large sliced thinly
Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped

For Marination:

Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi - 2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Curd / Yogurt - 1 cup
Salt to taste

For Grinding:

Dry Kashmiri Red Chillies - 10 to 15
Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves

I also made a simple tawa chicken to go with this recipe, will share it soon. The main flavouring of this is yogurt and the masala which we grind. I used kashmiri chilli so it gave a wonderful colour and it was less spicy.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to Make Spicy Red Chicken Curry

Take chicken in a bowl, add all the marination ingredients into it and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 30 mins.
Take chillies and garlic in a blender and puree till smooth.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and saute till golden.
Now add in the chicken along with the marination and saute on high heat for 5 mins.
Cover the kadai and cook on a low heat for 25 to 30 mins. Stiring in between.
Now the chicken must be cooked, increase the heat and cook on high heat till the chicken is well seared and oil separates from this. It will take around 10 to 15 mins.
Now add in ground chilli masala and mix well. Saute well for 10 more mins till raw smell leaves away.
Add more water and simmer covered till oil floats on top.
Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve.

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Spicy Red Chicken Curry Recipe

Spicy Red Chicken Curry recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe the only major ingredient is homemade red and spicy gravy which brings a tremendous color and flavor to the dish.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

marination time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

▢ Chicken - 500 grams
▢ Oil - 4 tblspn
▢ Onions - 2 large sliced thinly
▢ Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
▢ For Marination:
▢ Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn
▢ Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
▢ Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
▢ Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi - 2 tsp
▢ Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
▢ Curd / Yogurt - 1 cup
▢ Salt to taste
▢ For Grinding:
▢ Dry Kashmiri Red Chillies - 10 to 15
▢ Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves

Instructions

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Take chicken in a bowl, add all the marination ingredients into it and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 30 mins.
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Take chillies and garlic in a blender and puree till smooth.
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Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and saute till golden.
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Now add in the chicken along with the marination and saute on high heat for 5 mins.
▢
Cover the kadai and cook on a low heat for 25 to 30 mins. Stiring inbetween.
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Now the chicken must be cooked, increase the heat and cook on high heat till the chicken is well seared and oil separates from this. It will take around 10 to 15 mins.
▢
Now add in ground chilli masala and mix well. Saute well for 10 more mins till raw smell leaves away.
▢
Add more water and simmer covered till oil floats on top.
▢
Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
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Serve.

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Spicy Red Chicken Curry Step by Step

Take chicken in a bowl

add in garam masala powder

add in turmeric powder

and little salt

add in some cumin powder

in goes some ginger garlic paste

and some chilli powder

add in curd / yogurt

mix well and leave it to marinate for 30 mins

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Anonymous
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can we make this with mutton?
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- Nishant Khade
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  You will have to make a few changes:
  1. Marinate for at least 1-2 hours or overnight if possible.
  2. Cook the mutton until it is 85% cooked before adding the chilli-garlic mixture.
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes u can.
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Anonymous
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This was a superb recipe..everyone enjoyed at my home..thank u Aarthi..
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Subha thangam
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That was a wonderful recipe and I tried it.thanks for the post and compliments I got for the dish.gud picturization. Keep gng.
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Sushmitha
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Hello Aarthi,
tried this recipe today, came out really well. Husband liked it a lot.
Thanks 🙂
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Anonymous
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Wont the dry red chillies make it spicy?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymoussince we are using kashmiri chilli powder. it wont make it spicy
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Anonymous
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It's a great recipe aarthi. Everyone loved at home. Keep making us happy with your delicious dishes..
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Anonymous
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Can we make this with paneee ?
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes u can use paneer or any veggies
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- Pam
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  Hi what is podi referring to in the recipe?
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  - Aarthi
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    podi means spice powders
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Anonymous
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This looks so delicious! What is a Kashmiri dry chilli? Is it same as those from Chinese provision stores?
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Saurabh Tanya
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Hi Aarthi just wanted to let you know ...I wanted to check out your red spicy indian chicken curry it took me three attempts to look at the site every time your site would open and suddenly this download free app would come which doesnot have a closing option and I could see the recipe!
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Aarthi
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@Saurabh TanyaI am sorry to hear it..only for some it is happening
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousthat chilli looks little wrinkled
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Anonymous
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I've tried it. I like the flavor. Though it is spicy. I added a little cream and use coconut water instead of plain water. Taste great. THanks.
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sneha palande
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Can we marinate the chicken overnight n keep it in a fridge
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- Aarthi
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  Yes u can
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princess
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I dont have kashmiri dry chilli's, can I just use a few normal dry chilli's? and maybe add the kashmiri chilli powder?(have that one).. Thanku so much fr sharing all ur recipes, looks delicious! 🙂
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- Aarthi
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  yes u can
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Anonymous
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It is a great recipe arthi. Everyone at my home loved it. Thank u
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Anonymous
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Great recipe. Thanks a lot for sharing!
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Marcel Mulder
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Hello Krishna, we love Indian food and go often to The Bombay Spice Rest in Hengelo Ov The Netherlands. We like to trie to make it selves. Sometimes it will be very good. Today we tried this recipe and I think we did something wrong. The taste was not so smooth and rich we like. The color was more Brown than Red. We made it whit chicken. You have a nice smooth and thick Garlic and Chile mix. We had it nearly wiht-blanc with some red. We will do it again on a other time.
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- Paul
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  Try adding some pureed tomatoes to get a more red colour. Add it to the onions once they have turned golden and cook on high for several minutes stirring constantly. Than continue with the recipe ...
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Lavanya Naveen
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Can We pressure cook this recipe
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- Aarthi
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  Yes u can
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Lavanya Naveen
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Tried Your Recipe seriously It Tasted Yummy... My Daughter she Hate Spicy Food But When I Gave Her To Taste Lill She Loved It & She Had Spicy Dinner completely...It Was Yummy For Our Tummy☺👍 Thanks For Recipe...
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Jasmine Kaur
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made this tonight, turned out excellent!! Everyone loved it! Even my very picky little eaters.
Thank you.
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Anonymous
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Dear Aarthi I have tried many recipe
of yours.All turn up to be a hit my family.I have a request.Can u share with me how to prepare homemade garam masala.thanks
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- Aarthi
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  Check this https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2013/03/homemade-garam-masala-powder-my-version.html
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- Anonymous
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  Thanks
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Anonymous
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Wow this is comfort food. Thank you for sharing the technique and ingredients.
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Keith
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Just tried your recipe this evening and accompanied the curry with a lemon coconut rice. It was enjoyed by all. Thank you
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Unknown
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Hi Aarthi,
I've tried out couple of your recipes and they've all turned out super hits. Thank you so much for putting these out for all of us 🙂
Regards
Keshav
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shilpa james
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Love ths recipe...easy n yumm...thankuuu
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shilpa james
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I've made it so many times now..and have shared it with others as well...thumbs up!!
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Suzi Lyle
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I made this today and it was wonderful, although I had to add coconut cream because it was just a bit too spicy! Fantastic, thank you for sharing!
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Wardah
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Made it today.. But i am getting the raw smell of the garlic what do i do
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- Aarthi
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  you have to saute the garlic till raw smell leaves
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Vijaylaxmi
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Aarthi, I have tried many of ur chicken recipes and it came out really well. Pls give me chicken Vindaloo recipe too
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Vijaylaxmi
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Aarthi, I have tried many of ur chicken recipes and it came out really well. Pls give me chicken Vindaloo recipe too
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Vijaylaxmi
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Aarthi, I have tried many of ur chicken recipes and it came out really well. Pls give me chicken Vindaloo recipe too Thank you in advance.
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Michael
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OMG !!! I love Indian food but have never attempted to make it at home. This recipe rivals any I have ever had at any Indian restaurant!!!. I don't totally know how Pinterest works or how I can see more of your recipes but I will be watching closely to get more...Absolutely delicious!!! Thank you
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Stuart
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Thanks for this great recipe! I substituted serrano peppers, as they were all I had, and the dish was amazing!
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Roshan
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What makes the curry that dark red color?? every time I make it its more of a light brown
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- Aarthi
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  Use kashmiri chilli powder.
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Poonam
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Can this be served with roti?
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Anthony Ivers-Read
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So the red chili powder is Kashmiri Chili powder along with the dried Kashmiri chilis?
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Natasha
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Hi. When it says, yogurt. Is this just plain, regular unflavored yogurt?
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Anonymous
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Made this for the first time, but used just fresh red chilli because I never had dry Kashmiri chilli and it turned out absolutely delicious! Thank you 😊
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orla
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how much water do you need to add?
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