Nepalese Chicken Curry with Potatoes (Masu ko Tarkari)
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Ingredients
- 900 g bone-in chicken pieces, mixed
- 300 g potatoes, peeled and diced
- 3 tbsp mustard oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh ginger, grated
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp nepali garam masala (timur pepper blend)
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 566 kcal
- Protein
- 42.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 19.4 g
- of which sugars
- 5.8 g
- Fat
- 34.3 g
- of which saturates
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3.6 g
- Salt
- 0.47 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the mustard oil in a pan and fry the onion for 6 minutes until softened, then add the garlic cloves and fresh ginger and fry for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the chicken and brown for 6 minutes, then stir in the chopped tomatoes and ground turmeric.
- 3
Add the potatoes and 300ml water, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken and potatoes are tender and the chicken has no pink remaining.
- 4
Stir through the nepali garam masala and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes to thicken slightly.
- 5
Serve with rice.
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