Chicken vindaloo

Vindaloo has a reputation for being very hot and spicy, particularly in Indian restaurants in the UK, but the original dish was not necessarily that hot

Chicken vindaloo

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

60

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

60

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 700g skinless chicken, breast and thigh
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  • For the marinade: 

  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder

  • 1 tsp turmeric

  • 1 tbsp grated ginger

  • 1 tbsp grated garlic

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1 ½ tsp ground cumin

  • 1 ½ tsp ground coriander

  • 1 ½ tsp ground black pepper

  • 1 tsp flaky sea salt

  • Juice of one lemon

  • 50ml apple cider vinegar

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  • For the onion gravy: 

  • 3 medium onions

  • 2 tomatoes

  • 1 tbsp sugar

  • 2 whole black cardamom

  • 1 whole star anise

  • 1 bay leaf

  • Some chopped spring onion and coriander leaves to garnish

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  • For the courgette yoghurt: 

  • 1 large courgette

  • 350g Greek yoghurt

  • 1 tsp sugar

  • 1 tsp salt

  • Juice of half a lemon

  • 20ml olive oil

  • ½ tsp cumin seed

  • ½ tsp fennel seed

  • 1 tsp mustard seed

  • 2 dried red chillies

  • A few curry leaves or leaves of fresh basil

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