Simple, Flavorful Recipes for Every Day
If you’ve ever tasted real Mangalorean coastal cooking, you never forget it — and this chicken sukka recipe is one of its boldest stars. Known locally as kori ajadina (in Tulu) or kori sukka (“kori” = chicken, “sukka”/”sukha” = dry), this is the signature chicken dish of Coastal Karnataka: boneless chicken pieces dry-roasted in coconut …
If you’re searching for a green chicken curry that’s bold, fragrant, and weeknight-fast, this Thai-style version is the one to bookmark. Unlike the spinach-based green curries of Indian cooking, this green chicken curry gets its emerald color and fiery flavor from Thai green curry paste — a pounded blend of green chilies, lemongrass, galangal, and …
Few curries deliver drama like this chicken vindaloo — Goa’s legendary hot-and-tangy curry born from Portuguese influence and Indian spice craft. Chicken pieces are marinated in vinegar and ground spices, then slow-simmered in a deep-red gravy of Kashmiri red chillies, tamarind, and warming aromatics. The result is bold, fiery, and unapologetically tangy — yet totally …
If weeknight dinners feel chaotic, these slow cooker chicken fajitas will change the game. This is a true dump-and-go recipe: toss chicken breasts (or thighs), sliced bell peppers, onions, and a homemade fajita seasoning into the crockpot, and let it work its magic. Hours later you come home to tender, juicy shredded chicken fajitas with …
This chicken jalfrezi recipe is the stir-fried one — the dish that tastes like your favorite British curry house, not a slow-simmered gravy. Tender strips of marinated chicken are wok-tossed with julienned onions and chunky capsicum (bell peppers) in a glossy, medium-hot tomato sauce with just a whisper of ketchup and soy sauce for that …
If you love spicy food, this chicken angara recipe is about to become your new obsession. “Angara” means ember or fire, and this Kolhapuri-style chicken curry earns its name — fiery red, coal-smoked, and unapologetically bold. The signature move is the dhungar technique: a hot piece of charcoal is dropped into the finished curry with …
If you love bold, fiery South Indian flavors, this chicken ghee roast recipe is about to become your new obsession. Born in the legendary Kundapur kitchens of coastal Karnataka — made famous by Shetty lunch homes — this dish takes chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasts it in generous spoonfuls of ghee with …
If you’re craving a curry that’s big on flavor but short on time, this chicken keema recipe is exactly what you need. It’s a dhaba style chicken keema — the kind of spiced minced chicken curry you find at roadside dhabas in India and Pakistan — loaded with green peas (chicken keema matar), caramelized onions, …
There are few dishes as soul-satisfying as a good chicken handi — tender, boneless chicken pieces folded into a thick, creamy, tomato-and-yogurt gravy, all simmered slowly in a clay handi pot until every bite tastes of smoky, dhaba-style comfort. Known also as murgh handi, this Pakistani and North Indian classic gets its name from the …
Few dishes straddle two cuisines as deliciously as this chicken kofta recipe. In Turkey it’s kofte — hand-shaped, flame-grilled, and served with yogurt sauce. Across the Middle East and South Asia it becomes chicken kofta curry — juicy, spice-laden meatballs simmered in a rich, garlicky gravy. This recipe gives you both: one perfectly seasoned kofta …
