Sunday chicken curry Bengali style Recipe
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- Chicken : 1 kg (cut into medium size pieces)
- Potatoes : 2 big cut into quarters
- Onion : 1 big grated or coarse paste
- Garlic : 1 pod grated, minced or paste
- Ginger paste : 1 tbsp (freshly pounded)
- Turmeric : 1 tsp
- Cumin powder: 1 tbsp
- Red chill paste : 1 tbsp use kashmiri chillies
- Cinnamon : 1 stick
- Cloves : 7-8
- Cardamom : 10 green
- Bay leaves : 1 or 2
- Water (hot) : 1 cup +
- Mustard oil : 2- 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 253g | |
| Recipe makes 10 servings | |
| Calories 315 | |
| Calories from Fat 199 | 63% |
| Total Fat 22.13g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat 5.74g | 23% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium 322mg | 9% |
| Total Carbs 4.26g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugars 0.83g | 1% |
| Protein 23.41g | 37% |
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