Chicken madras: a lighter home recipe with a clear finish · IE

What changes—and what stays

From a restaurant serving with unmeasured oil and sides often reaches 600–800 kcal to 420 calories

Chicken madras: Sauté the onion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Add chicken and brown. Stir in madras curry powder and chopped tomatoes, then simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened to a rich consistency. Serve with basmati rice. 5 g fresh ginger (grated); 15 ml vegetable oil. Chicken madras: tinned chopped tomatoes · madras curry powder · fresh ginger (grated) · cloves garlic (minced) · vegetable oil. The chicken is tender and fully cooked, the sauce is vibrant red-brown and coats the chicken, and the rice is light and separate.

Ingredients for 2

Measure first; timing is part of how this recipe uses less fat.

• 250 gchicken breast
• 100 gbasmati rice
• 1large onion
• 200 gtinned chopped tomatoes
• 10 gmadras curry powder
• 5 gfresh ginger (grated)
• 2cloves garlic (minced)
• 15 mlvegetable oil

Method

Each step includes heat, a visible cue, and a recovery.

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Step 1 · follow the visible cue

Prepare the measured ingredients

Chicken madras — chicken breast · basmati rice. Prepare chicken breast, basmati rice, and large onion in the listed amounts. Keep wet components separate and cut pieces for their different cooking times.

Look for: Chicken madras — chicken breast · basmati rice · large onion. chicken breast, basmati rice, and large onion are evenly prepared and accurately measured, with no unintended water left in the preparation bowl.

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Step 2 · follow the visible cue

Build the defining flavour

Chicken madras — large onion · tinned chopped tomatoes. Add tinned chopped tomatoes, madras curry powder, and fresh ginger (grated) in an order that softens strong aromatics without scorching the delicate seasonings.

Look for: Chicken madras — tinned chopped tomatoes · madras curry powder · fresh ginger (grated). tinned chopped tomatoes, madras curry powder, and fresh ginger (grated) smell rounded and remain recognisable, with no black specks, raw spice smell, or separated oil.

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Step 3 · follow the visible cue

Cook with controlled heat

Chicken madras — madras curry powder · fresh ginger (grated). For the main cooking stage, Sauté the onion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Add chicken and brown. Stir in madras curry powder and chopped tomatoes, then simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened to a rich consistency. Serve with basmati rice.. Control both heat and surface moisture rather than correcting later with extra oil or sauce.

Look for: Chicken madras — Sauté the onion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Add chicken and brown. Stir in madras curry powder and chopped tomatoes, then simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened to a rich consistency. Serve with basmati rice.. The chicken is tender and fully cooked, the sauce is vibrant red-brown and coats the chicken, and the rice is light and separate.. Check the thickest or coolest part rather than judging only the browned surface.

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Step 4 · follow the visible cue

Finish and verify the texture

Chicken madras — cloves garlic (minced) · vegetable oil. Add cloves garlic (minced) and vegetable oil at the point where their aroma remains clear. Rest briefly and divide Chicken madras into two equal portions.

Look for: Chicken madras — The chicken is tender and fully cooked, the sauce is vibrant red-brown and coats the chicken, and the rice is light and separate.. Chicken madras holds its intended shape and colour, with no unwanted water, fat, or loose coating around the serving plate.

Calories at the same serving size

The estimate uses the listed ingredients divided into 2 servings. Brand labels, trimming, and the amount left in the pan can change the result.

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