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Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (2)

by Candace Sampson

Last February, I posted a recipe for Butter Chicken. At the time I was trying to embrace my family’s love of Indian food, while still grappling with my dislike for curry. Butter chicken was my “compromise”. Through the year though I would pick at my husband’s chicken curry while dining out here and there and gradually, I started to develop a taste for it. I dare say, a craving for it. A couple of weeks ago, I took the plunge and ordered my own plate of pub style chicken curry at our local haunt and almost licked the bowl clean, it was that good.

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It then became my mission to find a recipe for pub-style chicken curry that I could make at home. Not so easy. There really aren’t a lot and of the ones I could find, none looked like the one I fell in love with. I wanted a creamy sauce, nothing too hot – so I came up with this one from a few different recipes, with major inspiration from here. I adjusted quantities slightly to get more flavour on certain things. I think it’s delicious. Let me know what you think.

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The Pub Style Chicken Curry is comfort food at it’s finest and makes an excellent Sunday meal. Serve with warm naan bread and allow your guests accolades to flow over you. You’re welcome.

Author’s Note: You can find my favourite Pink Le Creuset Dutch Oven here.

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Pub Style Chicken Curry

Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1tbspvegetable oil
  • 4 splitchicken breastscut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1/2tspsalt
  • 1/2 tsppepper
  • 1medium onionchopped
  • 4-5 medium carrotschopped into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 4 clovesgarlicfinely chopped
  • 1-2Thai red chili peppersfinely chopped
  • 1tbsptomato paste
  • 1 1/2tbspmild curry powder
  • 2 tspsflour
  • 1/2tspturmeric
  • 1/2 tspground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tspsminced ginger
  • 2cupshot chicken stock
  • 1 cup table cream (18% M.F.)
  • 1tbsp Sweet Mango Chutney
See Also
Copycat Chick-fil-A Vegan ChickenPakistani Aloo Keema (Ground Beef and Potato Curry)Best Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Gravy - Karissa's Vegan KitchenVegan Chicken Salad (using Soy Curls) - Planty Of Eats.

Instructions

  1. Heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat and add chicken pieces.

  2. Season with kosher salt and pepper.

  3. Cook until chicken is white on all sides, four to five minutes.

  4. Add onions, carrots, garlic, and chili pepper.

  5. Cook over medium heat until onions are softened, another 5 minutes or so.

  6. Stir in tomato paste and coat vegetables and chicken.

  7. Toss in curry powder, flour, turmeric, cumin and ginger. Stir until dry.

  8. Add in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add in cream and once it returns to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  9. Stir in mango chutney just before serving.

  10. Serve over Basmati rice with Naan bread for dipping.

Recipe Notes

Pleasantville Note: This gets better the next day. So feel free to make a day ahead and re-heat over low heat.

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About Candace Sampson

Candace is founder and editor-in-chief of Life in Pleasantville which isn’t half as fancy as it sounds. You can find her sharing travel stories on What She Said Radio and on CTV Ottawa Morning Live.

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  1. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (9)Starky

    Just thought I’d comment to say that this is currently sat simmering on my stove, pre-prepared for tomorrow’s dinner. It smells delicious!

  3. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (11)Candace

    How did it turn out for you?

  4. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (12)Steve Kubien

    Aaaaaand job I know what’s for dinner tomorrow. Thanks Candle!

  5. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (13)Christy

    Is it weird to be drooling over this recipe at 10:15 pm?? Will definitely be trying this out – thanks!

  6. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (14)Tasha

    This sounds delicious! Definitely trying this recipe out!

  7. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (15)Hilary

    I was looking for a curry recipe to serve over fries and found your recipe. I made it for dinner tonight and it was amazing!! My husband went back for thirds, and even my somewhat picky 4 year old ate a decent amount (with the promise of an after-dinner cookie). I left out the Thai chiles to make it more kid friendly and we didn’t miss the heat at all. Thanks for a new addition to our dinner rotation!!

  8. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (16)Candace Derickx

    I love so much that you came back to tell me. Nothing makes me smile more. I have to ask, did you serve it over fries? I bet that would be delicious too!

  10. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (18)Carmen

    My boyfriend and I tried this last week and loved it. I lived in the UK for about 6 months between High school and uni and the pub curry became a quick favorite. Ever since I’ve been looking for a recipe for a similar dish but this is the first I’ve tried myself. Your recipe is amazing and like you said it even better the second day. Thanks 🙂

  11. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (19)Candace Derickx

    I’m so glad to hear you liked it. Thanks for letting me know 🙂

  12. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (20)Angie

    So yummy! Just what I needed! Thanks for posting.

  13. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (21)Candace Derickx

    Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!

  14. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (22)Shane

    I’ve made this dish using this recipe twice now and it’s turned out pretty great. Only suggestion for what I’ve found is maybe use about 1/4 cup extra of cream.

  15. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (23)Angela Hollingshead

    I’ve now made this a couple of times. I serve it over rice with a side of fries. Just the recipe I was looking for! Thanks!

  16. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (24)Candace Derickx

    Brilliant! Love the side of fries!

  17. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (25)Tim G McHugh

    Awesome dish thank you.

  18. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (26)Tracy Sherwood

    I have a question about the amount of chicken in this recipe. The boneless skinless chicken breasts that I get are enormous — close to 1 lb. each. I’m assuming you aren’t calling for 4 lbs of chicken in this recipe. What is the approximate weight of chicken that you are going for? Thanks!

  19. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (27)Sheshaddri

    Made it for dinner and it was divine!
    Subtle yet full of flavor.
    Not a super intense flavor-bomb like Indian or Malaysian curries, but amazing nonetheless.
    At least this curry doesn’t burn my mouth off ?

    It was spectacular!
    Thank you so much for the recipe!!

  20. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (28)Candace Sampson

    Thank you so much

  21. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (29)Kendra

    Made this earlier this week and it was amazing! Everyone loved it. I’ve been looking for a curry recipe like this for a long time, so thank you for sharing! 🙂

  22. Pub Style Chicken Curry is Your New Favourite Comfort Food (30)Candace Sampson

    Thank you so much Kendra! I really appreciate you letting me know.

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