Thecha Chicken Curry

Name: Thecha Chicken Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste; 2 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 2–3 handfuls of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks, chopped; 1 tsp sesame seeds; ½ tsp salt; 2–3 handfuls of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stalks, chopped; 7–8 garlic cloves, peeled; 5–6 green chillies, chopped (deseeded and dry-roasted first, optional); 2 tbsp ground peanuts (dry-roasted, optional); 4 cm/1½in piece of root ginger, chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz skinless and boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces; ¼ tsp asafoetida; 5–6 fresh or dried curry leaves; 3 tbsp neutral oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 green chillies, slit (optional); ½ tsp ground cumin; 5–6 fresh or dried curry leaves; 2 onions, sliced; ¼ tsp peanut powder, to garnish (optional); 1 tsp garam masala, to garnish; ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (optional); 100 ml/3½fl oz/½ cup warm water; 80 g/2¾oz/1 cup coconut, grated/shredded (fresh or frozen); 1 tsp plain yogurt; 2 tbsp neutral oil

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

No Worries, Just Chicken Curries

By Suki Pantal

Published 2025

About

Peanuts, coriander, garlic and coconut paste breathe life into this curry. This chicken dish hails from the state of Maharashtra in India. As someone who spends way too much time in the kitchen cooking chicken curries, trust me when I say that this spicy chicken dish is unique. If you like coconut, chilli, garlic and peanuts, this one is for you – all these lush ingredients are roasted and blended with coriander to a glorious green paste, which then bedazzles a simple chicken curry. My ode

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Asia
India
Maharashtra
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Gluten-free

Thecha Chicken Curry

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