Dinner for 4

Bengali Chicken Potato Curry

Name: Bengali Chicken Potato Curry
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 diced onion; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 diced tomato; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground cumin; 4 chicken breast; 2 large red potatoes; 1/2 cup cilantro

Chicken and potatoes simmer in a spiced tomato, onion, ginger, and garlic sauce for a warm Bengali-style curry.

Typical price

$10.40for 4 servings

$2.60 per serving$10.40 for 4

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50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Indian Dairy-free Gluten-free High-protein Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	2 oz	$0.16Typical price
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	2 lb	$6.98Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	1.1 lb	$1.08Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.40

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2 diced onion
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 diced tomato
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
4 chicken breast
2 large red potatoes
1/2 cup cilantro

Steps

Heat the oil in a 5-quart pot over medium heat and cook the onions for 6 minutes.
Stir in the ginger-garlic paste, cayenne, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, and cumin, then cook for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until they soften.
Add the chicken, potatoes, water, salt, and pepper, then bring the curry to a boil.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the chicken reaches 165 F.
Stir in the cilantro before serving.

Swaps

Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices