Nutty Chicken Curry

Name: Nutty Chicken Curry
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 large Red Chilli; 0.5 Ginger; 1 large Garlic; Bunch Coriander; 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil; 4 Chicken Breasts; 5 tblsp Peanut Butter; 150ml Chicken Stock; 200g Greek Yogurt

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Chicken recipe with India flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 53 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 39 min total

1 large Red Chilli
0.5 Ginger
1 large Garlic
Bunch Coriander
1 tbsp Sunflower Oil
4 Chicken Breasts
5 tblsp Peanut Butter
150ml Chicken Stock
200g Greek Yogurt

Step-by-step instructions

Finely slice a quarter of the chilli, then put the rest in a food processor with the ginger, garlic, coriander stalks and one-third of the leaves.
Whizz to a rough paste with a splash of water if needed.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, then quickly brown the chicken chunks for 1 min.
Stir in the paste for another min, then add the peanut butter, stock and yogurt.
When the sauce is gently bubbling, cook for 10 mins until the chicken is just cooked through and sauce thickened.
Stir in most of the remaining coriander, then scatter the rest on top with the chilli, if using.
Eat with rice or mashed sweet potato.

Why this works on a weeknight

Nutty Chicken Curry lands at about 39 minutes total — a little longer than our 30-minute target, but most of that time is hands-off simmering, which is why it earned a spot in our Weeknight Curries collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Nutty Chicken Curry actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🌶️ Weeknight Curries Chicken India