Agra Ginger Chicken
A light, cleansing chicken curry from Agra with fresh ginger, warm spices and bright tomato notes. This vibrant dish is designed to be accessible and fresh, with spinach and lime lifting the finished curry.
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A light, cleansing chicken curry from Agra with fresh ginger, warm spices and bright tomato notes. This vibrant dish is designed to be accessible and fresh, with spinach and lime lifting the finished curry.
Silky scrambled eggs infused with warm spices and fresh aromatics. The turmeric adds a earthy golden color while ginger and chilli provide warmth and complexity. Served with fresh coriander, this makes an excellent quick snack, elegant starter, or gourmet canapé topping.
Chicken thighs are marinated briefly with turmeric, ginger-garlic paste, yogurt and a pinch of red chilli. A dry-roast of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, coconut, fennel, coriander and dried red chillies is ground with a splash of water into a coarse paste. The base is built with shallots, curry leaves and tomato; the chicken is browned in stages; and the masala paste is folded in for the long, gentle simmer. Tamarind and a curry-leaf temper finish.
Simple tandoori-style chicken thighs marinated in yogurt and spices for tender, flavorful meat. Thighs or drumsticks work best; use mild paprika for color and flavor, or chilli powder for heat. Yogurt and lemon tenderize the meat, allowing spices to penetrate deeply.
A rich, ghee-laden chicken handi cooked in the traditional style, featuring tender chicken thighs simmered in a spiced tomato-onion base with yoghurt and cream. Named for the handi pot, this dish varies by chef but delivers deep, authentic flavors.
Jamaican curry sits in its own corner of the global curry map: heavier on turmeric and allspice than Indian Madras, lighter on cumin, and built on a technique called "burning the curry" that gives the dish its character. The technique is exactly what it sounds like, dry curry powder hits hot oil and is stirred for 30 seconds until it darkens from yellow to deep gold and smells like toasted spice. That move concentrates the flavours and removes any raw edge. The finished stew is bright yellow stained slightly orange, savoury and aromatic rather than searingly hot, with thyme and a whole pierced Scotch bonnet scenting the gravy without flooring it. Smell: bloomed curry powder, allspice, browned chicken fat. Not difficult, but requires confidence in the 30-second bloom (under-do it and the dish is flat; over-do it and you have to start over). A Sunday-dinner staple across Jamaica and the diaspora, served over white rice with the gravy spooned generously over.
Bone-in chicken pieces are marinated with a freshly pounded spice paste of shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass and turmeric, then dipped in a thin egg and cornflour batter and shallow-fried until golden. The result is a deeply spiced, crackly-crusted fried chicken that picks up colour from the turmeric and depth from the toasted seeds. An overnight marinate is optional but rewards the wait.
Chicken poaches in a heavily spiced broth (saffron, ginger, cinnamon, lemon). The shredded meat returns to a reduced sauce thickened with beaten eggs to make a soft set. Toasted almonds with sugar and cinnamon form a layer. Everything wraps in butter-brushed filo, baked golden, and dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon.
Beef shank with bones browns in ghee; onions cook to deep golden; whole spices bloom. Stock simmers everything for 3-4 hours until the meat is fork-tender. A wheat-flour slurry whisks in to thicken to a glossy, slightly silky gravy. Tarka of fried garlic and Kashmiri chilli pours over hot. Served with naan and a heavy plate of garnishes.
This dish works best with raw beef that has been sliced paper thin, as it cooks in seconds when placed in the hot broth.
Rendang is a spicy meat dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia, and is now commonly served across the country. One of the characteristic foods of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour guests. This rich, aromatic curry features beef slowly simmered in coconut milk and spices until deeply flavoured.
Biryani represents the height of Indian culinary technique: multiple components prepared separately with precision, then assembled in layers where flavors permeate through steam cooking. This isn't a one-step rice dish; rather, it's an architectural construction where yogurt-marinated lamb develops tenderization and flavor, then cooks slowly with warm spices and tomato, while basmati rice is independently flavored with saffron infusion and whole spices. Upon assembly, the two elements marry through steam, creating a unified dish where lamb and rice are inseparable in flavor. Traditionally cooked during festivals and royal celebrations, biryani requires patience and multiple steps but rewards with sophistication.
Bread is soaked in milk; mince is browned with onions; curry powder, turmeric and Cape Malay spices bloom. Apricot jam, mango chutney, vinegar and lemon balance the spice with sweet-sour notes. Raisins, toasted almonds and the soaked bread are folded through. The mixture is pressed into a baking dish; eggs are whisked with the leftover milk and poured over; bay leaves are stuck into the surface; the lot is baked until the topping is just-set with a faint wobble.
The BIR icon: tandoori-grilled chicken finished in a velvety tomato-onion sauce enriched with double cream, butter and a hit of garam masala at the end. Mildly spiced, lightly sweet, deeply savoury. The sauce is built on a paste of cooked onion, tomato and cashews / almonds, finished off-heat with cold butter for the signature gloss.
Mauritian cuisine is a layered conversation between Indian, African, Chinese and French traditions, and cari poulet is one of its clearest expressions. The Creole community took the Indian template of a wet curry and rebuilt it with local fresh herbs, particularly thyme and curry leaves grown in the yard, plus tomato, and a masala that is gentler and more aromatic than its mainland Indian cousins. Chicken on the bone is browned for fond, then potatoes are added and the whole pot is simmered in a curry-leaf and tomato gravy until the meat is falling off the bone and the potatoes are creamy on the outside but holding shape. The colour leans red-brown from paprika and turmeric rather than the bright yellow of a Punjabi-style curry. Heat is moderate, intended to complement rice and a chilli-based satini, not overwhelm them. For a home cook the difficulty is low to moderate; the only real demand is patience while the masala blooms in the oil at the start, which is what gives the dish its depth. Serve over plain steamed rice with a coriander satini and a spoon of green chilli pickle, the classic Mauritian Sunday plate.
In many Caribbean stew dishes there is an initial step of burning sugar in oil which is used to brown the meat in. This adds a very unique sweetness to the stews from this region and this sweetness paired with the unmistakable flavour (and heat) from the wonderful scotch bonnet chilli is simply astounding. This curry uses curry powder for a fragrant and delicious result that captures the essence of Caribbean cooking.