My Signature Indian Chicken Curry with Carrots, Sweet Potatoes & Raisins

For those who don’t know, Indian cuisine is my absolute favorite, and if I were to have one signature dish, my Indian chicken curry recipe would probably be it.

For years, I’ve kept this recipe completely under wraps. But since we’ve had such an overwhelming response to our Thai Yellow Curry with Chicken post (and because I love you all), I decided that the time is now.

It’s time to share my top-secret, mouth-wateringly delicious Indian chicken curry recipe. And I’m kind of (really) excited about it.

So if you can handle a big kick of heat, paired with creamy coconut goodness, intermittent bursts of sweetness from golden raisins, and tender bites of chicken and roasted veggies, then I promise you’ll love this recipe!

I cannot wait for you guys to try my Indian chicken curry recipe for yourselves, so let’s get started.

My Creamy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe

But actually, hold on. I need to talk about this curry for just one more second. Okay? Because, at this point, I’m not sure I’ve done it justice.

This curry is spicy, rich and creamy, sweet, and packed with vegetables, chicken, and layers upon layers of Indian flavors. It’s also very easy to make, so long as you have a bit of patience and love to commit to it!

Warning: this curry causes extreme amounts of happiness and excessive mutterings of the word yum. I think you can handle it, though.

The ingredients

Now, let’s talk about some of the other ingredients you’ll need for this Indian chicken curry recipe.

This recipe calls for ingredients that you (mostly) have on hand already (or can easily find in the store). Just to name a few of the main components, you’ll need chicken, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, golden raisins, an onion, a lemon, and plain Greek yogurt.

Items you may not already have in your pantry (and that you may have difficulty finding in your local store) include good Indian curry powder and high-quality coconut milk.

I recommend this Indian curry powder because it’s bursting with flavor and contains a larger variety of spices than many other curries do. It’s also not super hot, which means you can tailor your curry’s heat level to your liking by adding more and more cayenne pepper.

I’ve also tested out plenty of coconut milk for this recipe, but this coconut milk is my favorite. It’s so creamy and gives the curry a great — but not overpowering — coconut flavor. High-quality coconut milk goes a long way.

Preparing the curry

I will also quickly mention that there’s a fair amount of prep necessary to make this curry.

Chopping the onions, sweet potatoes, carrots, yams, and chicken takes up a large chunk of time, as does grating your fresh ginger, mincing your garlic, and getting all of your other spices and ingredients out, measured, and ready to throw into your Dutch oven.

But I promise, once the prep is complete, making this Indian chicken curry recipe couldn’t be simpler.

I also promise that any time and effort spent making this curry will be repaid a hundredfold in scrumptious flavors and the satisfaction of knowing that you just made one ginormous, awesome pot of Indian curry for you, your friends, and family.

How much curry does this recipe make?

When I make this Indian chicken curry recipe, I make a giant batch.

Everyone loves this stuff, so making enough curry to feed only a few people, just once, is never acceptable.

In reality, this is the kind of meal that’s so damn good, you want to eat it today, tomorrow, and maybe even the next day, too. You also want to freeze a portion or two, so that you can eat it whenever a craving comes on.

Plus, making this curry is more time-intensive than other dishes, so it makes sense to cook up a giant batch!

For all those reasons, this recipe fills up my big 6-quart Dutch oven almost to the brim with delicious curry.

But if you, for some (crazy) reason, want to make less curry (why would you ever want to make less curry?!), then you can simply use half the amount of each ingredient listed in the recipe. Just remember this moment, right now, in which I’m telling you that you’ll regret not having more curry to enjoy later!

Creamy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe with Carrots, Sweet Potatoes & Raisins

Feeling inspired to make some Indian chicken curry?

I know you, your friends, and family will absolutely love my Indian chicken curry recipe, so what are you waiting for?

Grab some Indian curry powder and heat up that Dutch oven.

It’s time to cook up a spicy pot of goodness and nurture your love for Indian cuisine.

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