Whether or not you are sweating in a roadside stand on a scorching day or warming up your kitchen on a chilly night time, there’s nothing fairly as fulfilling as a steaming dish of rooster curry. These recipes span the globe, with roots in Cambodia, Thailand, India, and Indonesia, amongst others — in addition to the takeout joints and curry-inspired combos sourced from the remainder of the world. Whether or not you are searching for inspiration for a weeknight-friendly rooster dinner otherwise you need to attempt your hand at making your personal curry paste, we have the recipes (and the wine pairings) for you.
Spicy Hen Curry
Neelam Batra’s spicy rooster curry recipe was impressed by reminiscences of her childhood in New Delhi. Chiles, garlic, ginger, alongside many different spices season a wealthy tomato-based sauce, wherein rooster thighs and drumsticks are simmered till cooked via.
Thai Pink Curry
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Pink curry is a traditional Thai curry type, made with dried pink chilies (the supply of its iconic shade), in addition to cilantro, lemongrass, shrimp paste, ginger, garlic, shallots, galangal, salt, makrut lime leaves, coriander, cumin, peppercorns, and lemongrass. This recipe combines the scrumptious staple with rooster, coconut milk, eggplant, and basil.
Gulai Ayam (Indonesian Hen Curry)
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Chef Shandra Woworunto’s recipe for Padang curry comes from Western Sumatra and requires a stone mortar and pestle. The ensuing spicy and gingery curry paste is the bottom of a wealthy, aromatic one-pot meal.
Murgh Makhani (Butter Hen)
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F&W’s Chandra Ram provides a smoky contact of chipotle chiles in adobo sauce to this recipe for the juggernaut of Indian takeout dishes: butter rooster. Excellent for weeknights, it is prepared in 35 minutes
Inexperienced Curry
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Alexandra Domrongchai shares a recipe for inexperienced rooster curry that features making the favored curry paste from scratch, utilizing garlic, lemongrass, makrut lime, and Thai basil. Leftover curry paste can be utilized in Thai-inspired stir-fries or as a aromatic and flavorful poaching liquid.
Gang Gai Khao Mun (Thai Hen Curry)
Chef Nok Suntaranon of Kalaya (considered one of F&W’s Greatest New Eating places in 2020) shares a recipe for creamy Thai rooster curry from her Philadelphia-based kitchen. A from-scratch curry paste requires extra effort than the store-bought variations, however the taste it delivers is nicely well worth the effort. Plus, the curry paste freezes nicely for future dishes.
Japanese Curry Hen Pot Pie
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This comforting dish combines rooster pot pie and Japanese curry. Retailer-bought Japanese curry combine flavors a silky, gravy-like sauce and a crisp, golden-brown puff pastry tops the dish.
Coconut Hen Curry
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Turmeric-stained coconut milk varieties the bottom of this satisfying sauce, which you will use to simmer rooster thighs till flavorful and completed. Mushrooms and shallots spherical out the curry, which is nice served over a mattress of heat rice.
Gaeng Rawaeng
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Chef Pim Techamuanvivit shares a recipe for a complete (albeit small) rooster cooked in a curry of coconut milk flavored with chiles and galangal. At his San Francisco restaurant, Nari, Techamuanvivit makes use of Cornish recreation hens.
Black Pepper Hen Curry
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This spicy South Indian curry options crushed black peppercorns alongside wealthy fried cashews. The meat — boneless, skinless rooster thighs — simmers in unsweetened coconut milk.
Hen with Banana Curry Sauce
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A Caribbean curry sweetened with a gentle — however by no means dessert-like — banana taste is the bottom for this recipe for bone-in rooster breasts. Curry powder, dry mustard, coriander, and butter make the sauce wealthy and complicated.
Turmeric Hen and Rice
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This one-pot rooster dinner may be ready and served on the stovetop in a casserole or Dutch oven. Chef Edward Lee’s cozy rice dish has a gentle curry taste made aromatic with ginger, cinnamon, and turmeric — one which’s particularly pleasant for all ages.
Grilled Pink Curry Hen
Tina Rupp
Spatchcocking and grilling a complete rooster cuts the cook dinner time in half, from 60 to half-hour. Rubbed with a easy Thai-inspired mixture of pink curry pate, coconut milk, and brown sugar, this rooster comes out crispy and flavorful.
Thai Inexperienced Curry Hen with Zucchini and Inexperienced Beans
Kate Winslow
Boneless, skinless rooster breasts and zucchini sliced into matchsticks make this a shiny and light-weight meal, made with store-bought inexperienced curry paste and completed in solely 45 minutes.
Curry Fried Hen
Todd Porter & Diane Cu
This tackle fried rooster incorporates curry energy and red-pepper flakes so as to add extra taste and warmth to the traditional dish.
Dhaba Hen Curry
Abby Hocking
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor says this curry — made with coriander, cloves, cumin, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon — is ubiquitous at roadside eating places, or dhabas, in northern India: “Economical and engaging, it offers you a style of straightforward Punjabi cooking.”
Curried-Hen and Vegetable Pan Roast
David Malosh
Farmer and meals author Kristin Kimball loves cooking with rooster, particularly when feeding a big group. It is a one-pan recipe she makes with Madras curry powder the she buys on biannual journeys to New York Metropolis, cooked with butternut squash and brussels sprouts.
Hen Curry with Tomato Yogurt Sauce
Kate Winslow
One other model of the beloved takeout traditional butter rooster, this dish is completed in simply 45 minutes. Boneless, skinless rooster breasts are simmered in a puree of spices and tomatoes, and the sauce is completed with a swirl of yogurt.
Cambodian Pink Curry Hen Wings
Tara Fisher
These daring and spicy rooster wings are impressed by Cambodian flavors, together with lemongrass, chiles de árbol, fish sauce, and freshly grated nutmeg.
Gradual Cooker Hen Curry with Potatoes and Cauliflower
Beth Kirby
This nourishing and simple slow-cooker rooster recipe combines skinless, boneless rooster thighs with potatoes, cauliflower, and frozen peas in a wealthy and silky sauce of coconut milk, curry powder, and contemporary ginger.
Coconut-Curry Hen Wings
Abby Hocking
These rooster wings are marinated in coconut milk, curry paste, and lime, giving them each warmth and a refined sweetness.