Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe with Step by Step pictures. This is one of very basic chicken curry you could make. It calls for very basic ingredients, so you can whip up this no time. The cool thing about this is it is cooked in a pressure cooker which cooks the chicken quickly and makes it so meltingly tender.
Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry
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About Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry
Chicken curry, also known as curry chicken, is a dish from the Indian subcontinent. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and the Caribbean. A typical Indian subcontinent curry consists of chicken stewed in an onion-and- tomato-based sauce flavoured with ginger, garlic, tomato puree,
chilli peppers, and a variety of spices, which may include turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and cardamom. Outside of South Asia, chicken curry is frequently made with curry powder, a pre-made spice mixture.
Pressure cooking is the process of cooking food in a sealed vessel known as a pressure cooker using high pressure steam and water or a water-based cooking liquid. High pressure prevents boiling and produces higher cooking temperatures, which cook food much faster.
Now let me talk something about this recipe. This is one of very basic chicken curry you could make. It calls for very basic ingredients, so you can whip up this no time. The cool thing about this is it is cooked in a pressure cooker which cooks the chicken quickly and makes it so meltingly tender.
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Chicken Curry Ingredients
Onion & Tomato - like all curries, onions and tomatoes form base of the Indian curries.
Ginger Garlic Paste - Ginger garlic paste is a staple in many Indian dishes, ranging from curries to biryanis and everything in between. It adds delectable, savoury notes as well as a heavenly aroma that is unique to Indian cuisine.
Spice Powders - You have to use chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala powder. You can use any of your favorite chicken curry masala as well.
Chicken - you have to use bone-in chicken for the curry to add maximum flavour and taste. Chicken thigh is a good option, chicken breast tends to get stringy.
Whole spices - fennel seeds adds a earthy sweet note to the curry.
Coconut oil - I prefer cooking chicken curry in coconut oil but you can use any oil.
How to Make Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry (Stepwise Pictures)
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Wash your chicken pieces very well and let it drain |
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| Heat oil in a pressure cooker |
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| fennel seeds |
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| add in onions and cook them for a min |
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| add in salt |
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| throw in ginger garlic paste |
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| and your spice powders |
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| mix them well |
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| add in the tomato and curry leaves |
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| and give it a stir |
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| add the chicken pieces in |
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| and toss well with the masala |
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| cover the pressure cooker with the lid and let them cook |
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| till they are perfectly cooked |
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| Serve |
Expert Tips
- Use bone-in chicken for best flavour. You can use boneless as well. But make sure to use chicken thigh. Since chicken breast tends to get stringy soon.
- Readymade chicken masala can be used for this curry.
- This curry doesn't use coconut so make sure to cook the onions and tomatoes to form the base.
- ½ cup of coconut milk can be used in the end.
FAQ
Is pressure cooking chicken healthy?
Cooking in a instant pot or pressure cooker is an excellent method for preparing food on a variety of levels, including nutritional value. Instant pot recipes are completely healthy as long as the ingredients are healthy.
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Pressure Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 2 tsp Fennel Seeds
- 2 large Onions peeled & sliced thinly
- 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 4 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 500 grams Chicken bone-in
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take a pressure cooker and heat oil in it. Add in fennel seeds and let it crack. Add in onions and saute for 5 mins. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well. Now add in salt and all the spice powders and mix well.
- Add in tomatoes and curry leaves and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Add in chicken pieces and toss well in the masala.
- Now cover the pressure cooker and let it cook for 1 whistle. Now lower the flame and cook for 15 mins on a low flame. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and add coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice or roti.
Notes
- Use bone-in chicken for best flavour. You can use boneless as well. But make sure to use chicken thigh. Since chicken breast tends to get stringy soon.
- Readymade chicken masala can be used for this curry.
- This curry doesn't use coconut so make sure to cook the onions and tomatoes to form the base.
- ½ cup of coconut milk can be used in the end.
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VineelaSiva
Yummy and easy chicken curry.
Shreeja Rajan
loookssss so yummmyyyy n easy! thanks! 🙂
Shreeja Rajan
just made the peas pulao from your blog.. yummy again 🙂
Tamilarasi Sasikumar
Take care dear...Chicken curry looks yum..
divya
Yummy! Looks so good....and Beautiful clicks
Lyndsey Chapin
I hope you start feeling good real soon! This looks like a comfort dish and should help that. I have only used my pressure cooker once and that was for beans...I am excited to try your easy peasy recipe! Yum!
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Sharmilee! :)
Nice chicken curry..looks very tempting n yummy
Sue
Hi Arthi,
Thanks for this easy recipe. Have tried your Mooli Paratha recipe and it turned out great, thanks for the tip on adding chat masala. For the chicken curry do we need to add water during the pressure cooking process ? How much would be required? Was wondering if it would stick to the cooker in case we dont add any water.
Thanks,
Sue
Aarthi
@SueThanks for trying sue, no you dont need to add water to the chicken. The chicken will leach a lot of its water.
Kokila D
wow this site is very useful for bachelors who struggling to do cook
Anonymous
Hey Arti.......... Thankz a looooot for this easy recipe... It was my first chicken recipe and it turned out very well. All thanx to uuuuuu... Keep up the good work...keep posting such easy yummy dishes.
Ameya
Houston,TX
Anonymous
Hi Arti
Thanx a loooooot for this easy recipe. It was my first time cooking a chicken dish and it turned out extremely well.... all thanx to u...... keep up the good work ... keep posting such easy, yummy recipes.... Good luck 🙂
Ameya
Houston, TX
Anonymous
Hello Arti...
I love to cook. I try new recipes of internet all the time. However, now I always come to your site first. Your color full pics are all too inviting and your recipes have turned out awesome everytime. Keep up.
Sunil
Lexington KY
gunjan gandhi
Get well.soon da!
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sannya n
Wash ur chicken with some curd or maida ...chicken will more clean wont see a little bit blood
anu
Hi Arthi...i tried it...its so yummy...
Arthi Vijay
Hi Aarthi 🙂
I tried this chicken curry yesterday and it came out really well. Thank you so much! Your blog is one of the best things that happened to me 🙂
Kannika maharajan
Hai... It was a great recipe... I loved it and came out well.. This is the first time iam cooking... I usually ref internet.. Just came across ur site and i became a fan of it. Simply superb.. Keep rocking... U r my kitchen partner... Thanks a ton😊😊😊
Karen Pinto
Hi Aarthi.. I tried this recipe as even i was way too tired to mk the regular chk curry with coconut.. N ur recipe came as a saviour.. It was fast and like always delicious.. But wht i fid was instead of garam masala powder i used chk masala.. It turned out awesome...
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Vidya Gatty
Aarthi I tried this and it came out good. Thanks a lot for this recipe. 🙂
Unknown
Tried making a chicken dish for the first time. I have to say recipe was easy and delicious. Thank you.
Anonymous
Hi Aarti,
Thanks your recipes are awesome. I just love reading your replies to the queries you explain so well. I tried your biryanis. My husband who happens to be a hotelier galloped all the biryani.
For this recipe can i use curd? Any replacement for fennel seeds?
Anonymous
Is there any substitute for fennel?
Anonymous
Hi Arthi,
Tried out this recipe today . It turned out so well. Thank you very much 🙂
Paul
Any substitute for curry leaves?
Aarthi
U can skip that