Everyday Chicken Curry

Ingredients — tap to check off as you gather

• 3 Tbs (45 mL) oil
• 2 (300 g) onions — thinly sliced
• 4 cloves (12 g) garlic — minced
• 1 Tbs (15 g) ginger — minced
• 1 Tbs (6 g) ground coriander
• 2 tsp (4 g) ground cumin
• ½ tsp (1.5 g) turmeric
• 1 tsp (2 g) chili powder
• 7 oz (200 g) crushed tomatoes
• 1 ½ lb (680 g) boneless chicken thighs — cut in chunks
• 1 tsp (6 g) salt
• 1 cup (240 mL) water
• 1 tsp (2 g) garam masala
• 2 Tbs (8 g) cilantro — chopped

Steps

1. Heat (medium) — 3 Tbs (45 mL) oil.
2. Brown deeply (10–12 min — this is the flavor) — the heat from step 1, 2 (300 g) onions.
3. Sauté (2 min) — the brown deeply from step 2, 4 cloves (12 g) garlic, 1 Tbs (15 g) ginger.
4. Bloom (30 sec) — the sauté from step 3, 1 Tbs (6 g) ground coriander, 2 tsp (4 g) ground cumin, ½ tsp (1.5 g) turmeric, 1 tsp (2 g) chili powder.
5. Cook until oil separates (≈5 min — the masala is ready when it glistens) — the bloom from step 4, 7 oz (200 g) crushed tomatoes.
6. Sear in masala (3–4 min, coating the chicken) — the cook until oil separates from step 5, 1 ½ lb (680 g) boneless chicken thighs, 1 tsp (6 g) salt.
7. Simmer covered (20 min, until chicken is tender) — the sear in masala from step 6, 1 cup (240 mL) water.
8. Finish (garam masala & cilantro; rest 5 min before serving) — the simmer covered from step 7, 1 tsp (2 g) garam masala, 2 Tbs (8 g) cilantro.