Bihari Style Chicken Curry
Servings: 4 people
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Bihari Style Chicken Curry is a traditional dish from the state of Bihar in India. Flash fried chicken cooked in a spicy gravy with whole garlic knobs, try this easy recipe that is absolutely lip-smacking.
Ingredients
- 1 curry cut chicken (about 800gms)
- 3/4 cup mustard oil
- 4 whole red chillies
- 3 medium onions finely sliced
- 1" piece of ginger finely chopped
- 8-10 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 3-4 whole garlic knobs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tbsp cumin powder (jeera)
- 2 tbsp coriander powder (dhania)
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
For the marinade
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- Juice of one lemon
Whole Garam Masala
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 6 cloves
- 10 peppercorns
- 1" piece of cinnamon
- 1 black cardamom
- 5 green cardamoms
- 1 star anise
- 1 piece of mace
Instructions
- To begin, in a large bowl, marinate the chicken with salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder (haldi), and the juice of one lemon. Mix well and keep aside.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan to a smoking point and let it cool a bit. Flash fry the chicken pieces in batches on high heat until they colorize. Remove and keep aside.
- In the same oil, add in bay leaves and whole red chillies.
- Next, add in cumin seeds (jeera) along with whole garam masala. Allow them to crackle.
- Now add in sliced onions and saute until translucent.
- Add in finely chopped ginger and garlic, and whole garlic knobs. Saute until the onions begin to change color. Do not brown.
- Reduce the heat. Add in the dry masalas – salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder (haldi), cumin powder (jeera), and coriander powder (dhania). Mix well. Add some water so that the masalas do not burn.
- Cover with a lid and cook for a few minutes until the oil starts appearing on the sides.
- Now add in the fried chicken pieces. Mix until well-coated. Add water, cover a lid, and let it simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes until the chicken pieces are cooked.
- Finish with garam masala powder and mix well. Check the salt and add more if required. Adjust the gravy as per your taste.
- The Bihari Style Chicken Curry is ready to serve. Enjoy with litti or boiled rice.
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Jeannine
September 23, 2022 @ 9:51 pm
This is such an amazing recipe! The ingredients and method on how it is cooked is easy for any newbie to follow with. Appreciate you sharing this!
Madhu
September 24, 2022 @ 11:45 am
Thank you so much 😊
Flavia Cutinho
September 24, 2022 @ 7:49 am
Its nice to know each state has a different style and flavor to its cooking. I love trying different styles of food.
Madhu
September 24, 2022 @ 11:46 am
Thank you so much. Do try it out 😊
Samata
September 24, 2022 @ 4:32 pm
My husband is a big fan of chicken and me too. He wants me to try chicken multiple ways to enjoy the taste of chicken. Now this style of chicken which you shared here I am going to try next and update you how was it. Thanks dear for the recipe.
Madhu
September 24, 2022 @ 7:57 pm
Thank you so much. Do try it out 😊
Kaveri Chhetri
September 24, 2022 @ 9:44 pm
I like the colour, the look, the whole garlics, garam masala n red chillies floating in the gravy😋… looks lip smacking Madhu Ma’am n it’s quite easy to make too. Thank you for sharing this recipe…
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 9:47 am
Thank you so much Beta. Do try it out 😊
Swati Mathur
September 25, 2022 @ 9:16 pm
Every state has there own way of making every dish and this one is unique too. I like the way they use whole garlic.. Interesting. Looking yummy as usual.
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 9:46 am
Thank you so much 😊
Anjali Tripathi
September 25, 2022 @ 11:54 pm
Indeed each state’s cuisine has a distinct style and flavor. I’ll share this recipe with my non-vegetarian friends. They will be delighted to prepare as you have suggested.
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 9:46 am
Thank you so much. Do share it with them 😊
Harjeet Kaur
September 26, 2022 @ 5:10 pm
It looks so attractive, if I may say so, Madhuji. I never knew Bihar had a cuisine other than Litti Chokha. I am going to make this for my daughter tomorrow. Thank you for this easy and awesome recipe
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 9:44 am
Thank you so much Harjeet. Do try it out 😊
Neeta Kadam
September 27, 2022 @ 9:15 am
Looks tempting. Mashy mam, can we use vegetables oil instead of mustard oil? Does it change the taste? Want to make it but don’t like mustards oil.
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 9:50 am
Thank you so much Beta 😊. Yes you can use any oil but the taste would change.
shail
September 27, 2022 @ 6:25 pm
Its an interesting recipe where whole garlic pods are used. I will make this in vegetarian version if possible.
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
Thank you so much. Do try it out 😊
Ritu Bindra
September 27, 2022 @ 6:33 pm
Loved this dish. The garlic knob was quite an addition. It soaked up all the flavors and wasn’t pungent.
Madhu
September 27, 2022 @ 7:31 pm
Thank you so much. It sure was tasty 😋
Vasumathi
September 27, 2022 @ 8:54 pm
The final outcome is making my mouth water though iam a vegetarian 🙂. I will use the masala recipe from this!
Madhu
September 28, 2022 @ 10:06 am
Thank you so much. Do try out the vegetarian version 🤔
Docdivatraveller
September 28, 2022 @ 8:37 am
I am literally drooling right now! Bengali style chicken resembles a lot with this Bihari recipe and it’s been ages I had it! Difficult to cook in a vegetarian household.
Madhu
September 28, 2022 @ 10:03 am
Thank you so much 😊
Nikita Jhanglani
September 28, 2022 @ 9:39 am
No words, Mads! I’ve become your fan for life 😀
Madhu
September 28, 2022 @ 10:02 am
Thank you so much 😊
Pooja Sriram
September 28, 2022 @ 9:41 pm
The vegetarian in me still loved the picture! 🙂 Will share this with friends who would try it out.
Madhu
September 29, 2022 @ 11:01 am
Thank you so much. Do share it with them 😊
Monidipa
September 28, 2022 @ 11:42 pm
I used to think in both Bihar and Bengal chicken curry is made in a similar way. But this recipe looks good. Will try after Navratri.
Madhu
September 29, 2022 @ 11:00 am
Thank you so much. Do try it out 😊
Jhilmil D Saha
September 29, 2022 @ 12:37 am
It is almost like the curry we make at home, minus the cumin seeds and mace. I will try this time with these ingredients.
Madhu
September 29, 2022 @ 10:59 am
Thank you so much. Do try it out 😊
Neelam
September 29, 2022 @ 12:25 pm
Seems good. I will be sharing it with friends who like to eat non-veg
Madhu
September 29, 2022 @ 1:07 pm
Thank you so much. Do share it with them 😊
Noor Anand Chawla
January 21, 2023 @ 12:28 pm
I never knew there is a distinctive Bihari style of making chicken curry. Thanks for sharing!
Madhu
January 25, 2023 @ 11:30 am
Thank you so much Noor 😊
Sherin
October 6, 2023 @ 2:53 pm
I found the post to be excellent, and I greatly appreciate the shared information.
Madhu
October 9, 2023 @ 12:57 pm
Thank you so much 😊