Chicken Madras

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Chicken Madras (in Indian Cuisine) is a hot, thick gravy, dish that consists of Chicken, and Chili powder, onions, Chili, garlic, Root Ginger, Coriander and Garam Masala. When Cooked, the ingredients are fried together in vegetable oil.

[edit] Taste

The sauce has a lot of smoky heat, and can be compared to some Tex-Mex sauces that have Chipotle chilies in them. It is rich with ghee or oil. The onion, garlic and tomato taste blend well with the heat of the sauce.

[edit] Preparation

The curry should be served with or on top of Basmati rice and sprinkled with finely chopped Coriander.

[edit] Naming of this curry

Historically, the name of this recipe took the name of the Indian, south Eastern city of Madras (even though it was not invented there). Subsequent to the conception of this curry, the city Madras has been renamed Chennai. Because of this there have been calls to rename this curry "Chennai". Despite this, the curry is still widely known as "Madras curry".

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