Country Captain Chicken

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
Seven Kitchens

By Torie True

Published 2025

  • About

‘Country Captain’ was one of the most well-known dishes during the Raj. ‘Country’ refers to India as opposed to Britain, and according to David Burton in his book A Raj at the Table, its origin could have been a reference to the captain in charge of sepoys – Indian soldiers within the European military. It could also have been a reference to a naval captain, as the recipe made its way to English ports as well as the American So