How to Make Chicken Curry (Easy and Delicious)
By Cloverleaf
This yellow chicken curry is packed full of flavour and so quick and easy to make that it's perfect for a weeknight meal.
For the base of the curry, I use a Thai Yellow Curry Paste (which I buy from my local Asian Supermarket) and then combine it with coconut to make a rich, smooth curry sauce. If you can't find Thai Yellow Curry Paste in the supermarkets then it is available to buy online at Amazon.
Follow these easy steps to recreate my delicious chicken curry with vegetables - in 30 minutes or less!
 | This is the star of the show; a medium yellow curry paste, available from most Asian supermarkets or online from Amazon. Amazon Price: $1.85 |
Ingredients - Serves 4
You will need:-
- 3 Tbsp Yellow Curry Paste
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Package of Chicken Breast Fillets
- Can Coconut Milk
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 Large Potato
Other Vegetables to add last minute, for example:
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Cup Sugar Snap Peas
- Can of Stir Fry Vegetables: Baby Corn, Water Chestnuts, Beansprouts
Easy Steps to Make Chicken Curry
- On a chopping board, cut the Chicken Fillets into bite-sized pieces.
- Preheat a large pan on medium-high, and then gently heat the curry paste and oil, whisking together for 1 minute.
- Slowly add the can of coconut milk, whisking frequently until smooth.
- Add the pieces of chicken and simmer very gently for about 12 minutes until the chicken is tender and no pink remains.
- While the chicken is simmering, it's time to prepare the vegetables.
- Begin by prepping the potato and onion. These take a little more time to cook than the other veggies and so we will cook these in the microwave. Slice the potatoes to about 1/8" thick, and then quarter the slices. Use a mandoline slicer if possible for the onion, because you want the onion slices to be very thin.
- Add the potato and onion to a microwavable dish, add 1 tbsp water, cover and microwave on full power for 7-8 minutes until the potatoes and onion are fork-tender. Set aside.
- Now prepare the other vegetables: slice the red pepper into strips, and wash and trim the snap peas. If you are adding a can of vegetables as well then simply open the can and strain the vegetables to remove the liquid.
- When the chicken is tender and no pink remains, add all of the vegetables to the pan, including the cooked potatoes and onion. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes to cook through and allow the flavors to all come together, but be careful not to overcook the vegetables.
Serve over a bed of fluffy jasmine rice (which you can cook in another pan at the same time). Enjoy!
Comments
Yum! Looks great. I'm bookmarking this one, too. Love curry! Voted up and awesome.
Hi prairieprincess, great question! This is a medium curry that can easily be adjusted to taste by including more or less of the curry paste. I would say that it's more "flavourful" than "spicy". I hope you and your husband enjoy it! Appreciate all the votes & feedback :)
Cloverleaf.
Hi SJmorningsun25, that's great I just know you're gonna love this one. I have leftovers tonight - can't wait ;)
Cloverleaf
Yum yum clover that is really interesting,tasty hub.keep it up and voted up!
Beautiful well arranged hub. The recipe with explanation (Easy steps to make chicken curry) and pictures are excellent stuff. Little more chilly powder will give the main photo beautiful.
Thanks, asmaiftikhar, it's a pleasure to read your own hubs also! Thanks for stopping by.
Cloverleaf.
Hi dinkan53, I'm so happy that you liked this recipe! I'm looking forward to reading more of your recipe hubs also.
Cloverleaf.
Yyum Yum, I'll print this out to try, thank you Cloverleaf.
I'm glad to have another chicken recipe. Thanks and voted up and useful.
Great recipe Clover. I never thought of cooking the onions in the microwave first, I usually fry them with the curry paste then add the cocanut cream. Is the milk better to use?
I had planned curry for today and just toss in the left over roast chicken from yesterday. So I'll do the onions and potatoes in the microwave this time.
Voted up for a fantastic presentation
This looks wonderful. I will ave to try it and it seems so simple.
Thumbs up.
JT
Oh this looks fabulous - and so easy to make! I've bookmarked this already and will need to have a go very soon. A really delicious looking recipe - many thanks for sharing.
Voted up + awesome!
Wow it seems so mouthful and delicious , bookmarked it and i am going to try it this very weekend only ! Thanks for the share
Cloverleaf! Thanks for sharing another great recipe. I bet people love to eat at your house! Voted up, up and away!
This looks very tasty. I might have to see if I can find the Yellow Curry Paste and put it on the list of dinners to make. I bet my husband would love this!
This sounds amazing! I'm always looking for new chicken recipes. Thanks for the detailed photos and the tip about the curry paste.
Sounds and look delicious! I love curry and this also seems easy to make. You have done a great hub with photos that makes the recipe easy to follow. Inspirational! Voted up, useful
Tina
Hi Cloverleaf, fabulous photos, it looks and sounds so tasty! nice and easy to make as well, many thanks for sharing that's tomorrows dinner sorted! x
This looks really good and fresh and easy! I love the photos that I can follow along. It removes my fear out of trying a new recipe like this. Thanks. Voting up, useful and bookmarking.
writer20, SusieQ42, Rosemay50, JT Walters, Seeker7, Aceblogs, Dexter, barbergirl28, randomcreative, Tina, Movie Master, ktrapp -
WOW you guys are so awesome. Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment on my chicken curry recipe, and for all your votes. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!
Cloverleaf.
hello cloverleaf. I was thinking of posting my chicken curry one of these days. Since they are quite different you will see it one of these days, I think. But I am bookmarking this one to try this one too. We like curry and the vegetables look soooooo good. I can't wait to try it!
Voted up and across and bookmarked!
Hi homesteadbound, I'd love to see your own chicken curry recipe. In fact, I'm quite excited about the line up of chicken recipes you have planned for this week! Thanks for your votes, have a great day :)
Cloverleaf.
Cloverleaf, I wish I could be at your house come this Thansgiving! :) You really have shared some great recipes my friend. This one just adds to the collection. Great article Cloverleaf. Well done. Have a good Monday. They are rough sometimes!lol
I had always wondered if I would one day make a chicken curry recipe. Mostly I just order it when I go out, but this tutorial makes it easier to maybe try at a later date. I definitely rated this hub up!
That looks so good, I haven't had chicken curry in years but I remember that it was so delicious!
Hello thelyricwriter, how are you? Just come on over and I'll whip something up for you LOL. I'm really enjoying posting recipe hubs and taking pictures as I go. Cooking dinner is taking longer than usual because of the time it takes to snap all the photographs along the way! It's great fun though :)
Cloverleaf.
Hi SweetiePie, thanks for rating my recipe up, I appreciate it! I do hope that you try it out, it's very easy indeed. I could never tire of the delicious flavour that comes from this yellow curry paste and the coconut milk. The great thing is that you can really add whatever meat and veggies that you like - just throw it all in!
Cloverleaf.
Hi Karen, thanks - if you've enjoyed chicken curry in the past then I think you'd like making this one. Have a great day :)
Cloverleaf.
Wow, this sounds great! I love the photos too! Voting up and sharing Cloverleaf! Nice job.
JSMatthew~
I cannot wait to go to the grocery store tomorrow to get the ingredients for this!! Im so hungry right now and this recipe looks sooooo delicious. I bet it makes the house smell great too.
Cloverleaf: What a beautiful hub! The simple layout and easy instructions... could be a hub of the day!
I'll be making this next week! Thanks:)
Yum! I'm definitely going to try this. But is it just me? I can't stand canned baby corn - it tastes too much like can to me. I'll stick with the fresh veggies. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Great hub!
Wow, Great recipe!! Keep Going !!!
Useful and Voted up!
Sannel
Chicken curry is one of my favorite foods. I am fortunate enough to have the chance to eat different types of chicken curry in my country. The way you cook is so easy and it looks very delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Adding the different colours of sweet pepper, surely makes it quite colourful! I have never added coconut milk to my curry chicken, but I'll sure try this the next time I am cooking curry chicken. Thank you for sharing, I have voted your hub beautiful.
Hi J.S.Matthew, so kind of you to comment and vote, I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Ardie, I'm excited that you're going to try out my recipe. Let me know how you get on!
davenmidtown, you're such a sweetheart. What a lovely compliment.
frugalfamily, thanks so much for your comment, I do hope you try out the recipe. I'm looking forward to coming over to read some of your own hubs :)
Hi Deborah, I would have to agree that fresh veggies are the best, sometimes I leave out the baby corn and it's just as good. Thanks for stopping by!
SanneL - thanks so much :)
Hi unmakeit, I also sometimes make this curry with green or red curry paste for a little bit of variety, you are indeed fortunate to eat so many different types of chicken curry - what is your favorite?
Jean2011, yes the coconut milk makes this curry so smooth and flavourful! I enjoy adding colorful vegetables because it really adds to the presentation of this dish. Thanks for your vote, I appreciate it!
Cloverleaf.
sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing.
AlmostLola, you're very welcome! Thank you for reading and commenting on my hub.
I love chicken curry and I love your step by step instruction. Do you have some more for me? it sound so delicious and yummy. Rated up!
Prasetio
My maid cooks amazing curry. She makes it Japanese style, but I just printed this out to try your chicken curry.
Absolutely, Prasetio! Come on over and I will serve some up for you. Thanks so much for visiting, my friend!
Hi festersporling1, you're so lucky to have someone making curry for you! I'm envious. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Cloverleaf.
This sounds delicious and colorful with all of those veggies. Liked the step by step photos you inserted along with the recipe. Thanks! Voted up!
Thanks, Peggy! It was fun to take all the photos while I put the dish together. I keep my camera very close by when I'm cooking these days LOL
Best wishes, cloverleaf
I love chicken curry and this recipe rocks! Great pictures too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I love curry and often make it. It's good to see how other people make theirs. You've put your own personal spin to it and it looks delicious:)
Hi Cloverleaf,
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I love curry and I now have a variation to the one I usually choose.
So it's a vote up and bookmark.
Take care and have a wonderful day.
Eiddwen.
Thank you for including pictures with this hub. That's how I learn best. And the recipe, GAWD!
Finally a Chicken Curry recipe that looks scrumptious to try! Thanks for sharing and bookmarked. :)
prairieprincess 7 months ago
Wow, I am definitely bookmarking this one to try. It looks delicious and very simple to follow. I love curry but I'm not sure about my husband. How spicy is this recipe, would you say? Either way, I want to try it! Thanks for sharing ... wonderful hub with easy directions and great pictures. Voted all the ups except funny. Take care!