Chicken Madras
This is a recipe for a chicken madras. It is a popular curry in the UK.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, diced
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 jar of tomato puree, mixed with an equal volume of water
- 2 teaspoons of ground cayenne pepper
- 3 teaspoons of garam masala
- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric
- 8 cardamom pods
- ½ teaspoon of ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon of ground coriander
- Juice of ½ lemon
Garnish
- Fresh chiles
- 1 pinch of garam masala
- Freshly-chopped coriander leaves
Steps
- Heat large skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Add a liberal amount of cooking oil.
- Add chopped onions when oil is hot. Cook a couple of minutes until slightly browned.
- Add minced garlic, cayenne pepper and garam masala. Stir 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add ground cumin, turmeric, ginger and coriander. Stir about 30 seconds.
- Add diced chicken. Cook, stirring, until cooked through.
- Add diluted tomato puree and seeds from 8 cardamom pods. Stir. Lower heat. Cover.
- Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add water if sauce sticks.
- Uncover. Squeeze in juice of half a lemon with a pinch of salt. Stir. Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve with garnishes.
Notes from the original
- Other meats can be substituted for the chicken.
- This dish currently has a heat level of a hot masala. To bring the heat up to about a madras level, add approx ½ teaspoon of chili powder when adding the cayenne pepper.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Chicken Madras” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-21, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.






