Simple Chicken Curry
By Let's Cook It · December 23, 2025
A fragrant, comforting curry that's surprisingly easy to make. Tender chicken in a warmly spiced tomato sauce, perfect over rice.

- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 55 min
- Serves
- 4
- #indian
- #chicken
- #curry
- #dinner
- #healthy
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2-3 cups chicken broth
- 2-3 cups crushed or pureed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Sriracha sauce (optional)
- Rice for serving
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Instructions
- 1
Mince garlic and dice onion
- 2
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat
- 3
Sauté onion and garlic until onion begins to brown
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- 4
Pour in chicken broth and crushed tomatoes, raise heat to high
- 5
Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized cubes
- 6
Add chicken and all spices to the pot
- 7
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low
- 8
Simmer until chicken is cooked through and flavors have melded
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- 9
Taste and adjust seasonings, adding sriracha for extra heat if desired
- 10
Serve hot over steamed rice
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