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How To Make A Spicy Chicken Bhuna Curry
An unbelievably delicious chicken bhuna recipe! Tender chicken pieces are coated in a spicy, flavoursome and rich sauce. Serve with pilau or basmati rice for a tasty mid-week meal everyone will love.
If you like Indian takeaway curries, then you’ll also love this homemade chicken bhuna recipe! It’s a takeaway favourite that’s aromatic, succulent and perfectly spiced. This recipe only uses simple ingredients to make a full of flavour chicken curry that’s amazingly quick to make.
You can save yourself the cost of a pricy Indian takeaway with this easy fakeaway meal. It’s perfect for lunch or dinner and you can also meal prep this recipe!
What Does Bhuna Style Mean?
Bhuna means to fry and refers to the way in which a curry is cooked. It’s a popular cooking method used in authentic Indian cuisines and you can find chicken bhuna in many UK restaurants and takeaways.
This cooking style involves frying onions, ginger and garlic with spices in ghee before adding meats like chicken or vegetables. The bhuna sauce is described as being thick, red in colour and having a medium heat.
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What Is Chicken Bhuna Made Of? (Recipe Ingredients)
All the ingredients used to make chicken bhuna is easily accessible, you can find them at your local supermarket or at least online.
Garlic, ginger, onions, spices, oil, tinned tomatoes, fresh coriander and chicken breast are used to make a chicken bhuna. This recipe is very quick and easy to make, it only takes 25 minutes to cook.
- The Spices: A mixture of turmeric, salt, curry powder, garam masala, cumin, coriander and chilli powder is used to season this dish.
- The Bhuna Sauce: Onions, garlic, green chillies, ginger and a can of chopped tomatoes are used to make the bhuna sauce. It’s traditionally fried in ghee but for this recipe I used vegetable oil.
- Chicken: I used diced chicken breast to make the bhuna. You can use different types of chicken like chicken legs or thighs, bear in mind that it will take longer to cook.
This recipe is quite similar to my creamy chicken and aubergine curry, this homemade chicken rogan josh and this Prawn balti recipe.
How To Make Chicken Bhuna Curry
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to a spicy bhuna sauce with tender chicken breast. Full instructions are on the recipe card at the bottom.
Step One:
Heat oil in a pan over a high heat and add chopped garlic, ginger and a whole green chilli and stir for one minute. Then add the chopped onions and stir for 4 minutes or until softened.
Step Two:
Add turmeric, salt, garam masala, cumin, curry powder, chilli powder and stir for 2 minutes.
Step Three: