
Quick and Easy Curried Chicken
Quick and Easy Curried Chicken · ready in 30 min · 4 servings · 520 kcal per serving · easy · 8 ingredients
Tender chicken warmed in a silky curry sauce with sweet onions and gentle spices, served over fluffy white rice for a comforting, home-style meal.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
- kcal
- 520
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients · 4 servings
- 500 gChicken
- 60 gButter
- 150 gYellow onion
- 12 gCurry powder
- 30 gFlour
- 6 gSalt
- 480 gMilk
- 600 gWhite rice
Equipment
stovetop, chef knife, cutting board, saucepan, serving spoon, wooden spoon
Instructions
- Prep and melt butter
Gather all ingredients, finely chop the yellow onion, and melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. · 2 min
What to look for: butter fully melted and foamy
- Cook onion and curry
Add the chopped yellow onion and curry powder to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring until softened and fragrant. · 5 min
What to look for: onion soft and lightly glossy
- Add flour and salt
Stir the flour and salt into the onion mixture until evenly combined into a thick paste. · 1 min
What to look for: paste coats the spoon
- Stir in milk
Cook the flour mixture briefly, then slowly pour in the milk while stirring constantly to keep the sauce smooth. · 2 min
What to look for: sauce loosens and turns creamy
- Thicken sauce
Continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the curry sauce thickens to a pourable consistency. · 5 min
What to look for: sauce coats the back of a spoon
- Heat chicken
Stir the chicken into the sauce and cook gently until the chicken is heated through. · 3 min
When it is done: chicken is piping hot throughout
- Serve with rice
Spoon the curried chicken over cooked white rice and serve immediately. · 2 min
What to look for: sauce spooned over rice
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 520 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 32 g |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g |
| of which sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| of which saturated | 11 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Sodium | 620 mg |
Nutri-ScoreC
Allergens
Contains: milk, gluten
Storage and reheating
- Fridge: up to 3 days
- Freezer: yes, up to 2 months
Ingredient substitutions
Chicken
- Turkey breast: Use cooked, diced meat for similar texture.
- Chickpeas: Drain and rinse before adding.
Butter
- Ghee: Adds richer flavor.
Yellow onion
- Shallots: Sweeter and milder flavor.
Curry powder
- Garam masala: Adds deeper spice notes.
Flour
- Cornstarch: Mix with cold milk before adding.
Salt
- Sea salt: Adjust to taste.







