Chicken rogan josh with fenugreek potatoes

Name: Chicken rogan josh with fenugreek potatoes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp ground fenugreek seeds; 200 g/7 oz cooked new potatoes; sliced onion and mint salad, to serve; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1-2 tbsp coriander (cilantro) leaves; sliced onion and mint salad, to serve; 1 tsp dark soft brown sugar; 400 ml/14 fl oz/generous 1½ cups Chicken Stock; 5 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 5 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 4 tbsp Curry Paste; 200 g/7 oz/scant 1⅔ cups canned chopped tomatoes; 2 black cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 onions, finely sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely diced; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

Homemade curry is rather special but can take a bit of time, so I’ve used a curry paste that you can keep in the fridge to make things a bit easier when you want a quick meal. Rogan josh has a lovely rich tomato sauce with bags of flavour.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
8 skinless bo

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and the butter in a large saucepan over a high heat. Add the chicken and fry for 3 minutes on each side until sealed. Remove from the pan and leave to one side until required.

Heat the remaining oil in the same pan over a low heat. Add the onions and garlic and fry for 8 minutes until softened and just starting to colour. Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon stic