THE BEST JAMAICAN CURRY CHICKEN RECIPE | How To Cook Curry Chicken | Chicken Curry

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: habanero

Jalapeños are milder and easier to find.

Cut up the whole chicken into small pieces and place in a bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning, 1 teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of seasoned salt to the chicken.

Add 2 spoonfuls of curry powder to the chicken.

Remove the skin from the chicken (optional).

Blend all the seasonings together and massage them into the chicken to ensure it's well coated.

Add 1 spoonful of vegetable oil to the chicken and mix well.

Chop the onion, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper, and add them to the chicken.

Mix in most of the herbs, leaving some for later, and ensure everything is well combined.

Let the chicken marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight for better flavor (optional).

Heat 4 spoonfuls of vegetable oil in a pot over medium heat.

Add 2 teaspoons of curry powder to the oil to brown it for a few seconds.

Add 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic and stir.

Add the marinated chicken to the pot, spacing it out, and mix everything together.

Cover the pot and let it cook for at least 4 minutes on low to medium heat.

Add 1 cup of water to the chicken and cover the pot, allowing it to cook for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, add the remaining herbs, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 carrot, and 1 potato to the pot.

Mix everything together and let it cook for another 10 minutes to thicken the gravy.

Garnish with spring onions (optional) before serving.

Plate the curried chicken and serve with dumplings, green banana, soft yam, rice and peas, or plain rice.

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