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    Cardamom Chicken Curry Recipe

    Last Updated On: Feb 12, 2026 by Aarthi

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    Cardamom Chicken Curry with Step by Step Pictures. Spicy chicken curry flavoured with cardamom and spices which taste delicious.

    Cardamom Chicken Curry

    Love cardamom flavour in my chicken dishes..It smells almost sweet and fragrant goes well with meat very well, specially chicken. This is a simple chicken curry which has a complete cardamom aroma to it. So good with naan or roti..So give this a go and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Ingredients for Cardamom Chicken Curry

    • Butter - 3 tblspn
    • Cardamom - 5 to 6 pods crushed
    • Tomatoes - 3 chopped finely
    • Tomato Puree - ½ cup
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
    • Green Chillies - 5 chopped finely
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tsp
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
    • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    • Chicken - 500 grams
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped

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    How to Make Cardamom Chicken Curry

     
    Heat butter in a pan, add in cardamom and fry them for few mins.

    Now add in tomatoes, green chillies and mix well. Add in ginger garlic paste and pureed tomatoes. Add in salt, sugar. spice powder and cook everything till oil separates.

    Now add in chicken and mix well. Toss the chicken in the masala till it is well coated.

    Pour in little water and cook covered on a low heat till the chicken is completely cooked through for about 30 mins.

    Mix cornflour with little water. Add this to the curry and Mix well.

    Add coriander leaves and serve.

     

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    Cardamom Chicken Curry Recipe

    Cardamom Chicken Curry with Step by Step Pictures. Spicy chicken curry flavoured with cardamom and spices which taste delicious.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Butter - 3 tblspn
    • Cardamom - 5 to 6 pods crushed
    • Tomatoes - 3 chopped finely
    • Tomato Puree - ½ cup
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
    • Green Chillies - 5 chopped finely
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tsp
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
    • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    • Chicken - 500 grams
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped

    Instructions
     

    • Heat butter in a pan, add in cardamom and fry them for few mins.
    • Now add in tomatoes, green chillies and mix well. Add in ginger garlic paste and pureed tomatoes. Add in salt, sugar. spice powder and cook everything till oil separates.
    • Now add in chicken and mix well. Toss the chicken in the masala till it is well coated.
    • Pour in little water and cook covered on a low heat till the chicken is completely cooked through for about 30 mins.
    • Mix cornflour with little water. Add this to the curry and Mix well.
    • Add coriander leaves and serve.

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    Cardamom Chicken Curry Step by Step

     
    Take all your ingredients
     
     
    Heat butter in a pan
     
     
    add in cardamom seeds
     
     
    saute for a min so the aroma releases in the butter
     
     
    add in tomatoes and chillies
     
     
    give a quick toss
     
     
    add in ginger garlic paste
     
     
    tomato puree
     
     
    mix well
     
     
    bring it to a boil
     
     
    add in little salt
     
     
    and some sugar
     
     
    add in spice powders
     
     
    mix well
     
     
    cook everything till butter separates around the sides
     
     
    add in chicken
     
     
    toss well
     
     
    stir fry this in the masala
     
     
    add in little water
     
     
    mix well
     
     
    cover and simmer
     
     
    cook till chicken is completely done
     
     
    now it is cooked
     
     
    take little cornflour
     
     
    dissolve it with some water
     
     
    pour this into the curry
     
     
    mix well..add in coriander leaves, i didn't have
    any so i didn't add
     
     
    serve
     
     
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    1. Anonymous

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      Instead of tomato puree can we. add blended tomatoes??

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes u can use blended tomatoes

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      Great work... doing well

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    4. Amiruddin Shaikh

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      Pepper powder used is black pepper Powder or red chilli powder ?

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