Growing up, we traveled often. That allowed me to be exposed to many different culinary influences. We discover along the way what we like and don’t like. Living in England, there were curry shops everywhere. English Curry and Chips (which is actually Indian) has been popular far longer than Canadian Poutine. There is a wide variety of curry which is adapted and influenced by geographical location.
Curry originates from the Indian Subcontinents and Southeast Asia. The most common spices found in most curry powders adapted by the Indian subcontinent are turmeric, coriander and cumin. Thai Curry likes to spice it up with more chili peppers , but the most common commercial curry powders available in Britain, the U.S and Canada are dense in turmeric producing a yellow hued sauce. Curry powders originating from India product red, yellow and brown. While I have fond memories of English Curry, I found my true curry love in the Caribbean. The Caribbean love of curry was influenced from East India. Jamaican curry tends to be bright yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge (think curry goat) fusing allspice with pimento, and omitting cardamom, star anise and mace.
When it comes to cooking curry dishes for your family, unless you have been raised eating curry from young, not everyone can take heavy hands of pepper. East Indian and Thai curries can get heavy with chili while, West Indian and Caribbean curries can get a bit (too) heavy in Scotch bonnet. What ever curry you prefer, you can find one as mild or as hot as you’d like. I like a mild curry, packed with flavors but not heavy with heat.
Over the years, I’ve adapted my own family friendly Curry Chicken Recipe. It is hand’s down, the most requested dish by family and friends who’ve been lucky enough to bless their palate with this unique curry dish. Dubbed “Paula’s (Mom’s) Special Curry Chicken” Packed with flavor and a tiny kiss of heat on your tongue, just to remind you, you are actually eating curry, it also has a slight sweetness that signals it’s not as bad as you thought. This streamlined recipe is done using one pot so there is less mess to clean up. The use of chicken breast meat instead of boned chicken grants it a gourmet and kid-friendly status.
This recipe makes enough to serve a family of 6 with left-overs. Serve over Steamed Scented Jasmine rice for a delicious, fragrant week night meal.
Do you like Curry?
What type pleases your palate the most? Leave me a comment below, I’d love to know!
Ingredients
- 6 Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breasts (diced into bite sized pieces)
- 1 Medium Onion (diced)
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Branches of Fresh Thyme
- 1/4 C of Curry Powder
- 5 Allspice seeds
- 1.5 lb of White Potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 2 Cups of Mixed Frozen Vegetables
- 4 tbsp Creamed (grated) Coconut
- 4 tbsp Raw Honey
- 1 Cup Sunflower Oil (for frying)
- 1 Cup of water
- 1 Cup of Chicken stock
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts up into bite-sized pieces and combine with 1/8 Cup of Curry powder. Let marinade at least 1 hour, overnight is best.
- While Chicken is marinading, peel and dice potatoes into bite-sized pieces
- In a tbsp of oil, sautee the onion until transparent, add grated garlic and saute until just turning brown. Remove onions and Reserve.
- In the same pot, add the rest of the oil and heat on medium-high. Once the pot is hot, carefully add the chicken, stir until chicken is coated in oil (to help prevent sticking)
- Once the chicken is brown on all sides, add the diced potatoes and let brown for 5 minutes
- Drain out any extra oil.
- Add the sauteed garlic and onion, thyme, and diced potatoes.
- Add 1 cup of chicken stock and enough water just to the top of the chicken and potatoes.
- Stir in remaining curry powder
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are done.
- When the potatoes are done add in mixed vegetables and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through.
- Stir in grated creamed coconut and raw honey
- Remove Thyme branches and Allspice seeds (I tie the seeds up in cheesecloth to retrieve with ease)

My Favourite curry blend to use is Montego Jamaican Style Curry Powder. I usually buy “Mild” but the last time I went to the West Indian Store.. they only had hot. Which, wasn’t near as hot as I thought it would be!
74 Comments
As someone who is Indian, I wanted to thank you for explaining “curry”… LOL! Sometimes people don’t understand the complexity of actual curry and the influences from India to other parts of the world (like the West Indies or England). And that REAL curry has no Curry Powder (biggest pet peeve)… The recipe looks great and I will give it a shot.
There are so many different curries all influenced originally from India! I’ve had the pleasure of tasting quite a few and you quickly determine which ones your palate loves!
I hot curry sounds interesting!! lol We live in a small town so are limited to choices so that means reg. curry from the grocery store. If I get away I will have to look into the hot stuff and try it out in this recipe. It sounds delish 🙂
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My husband loves curry chicken so much, but I never had a chance to try it at home. The recipe looks easy to prepare & I would love to try it sometime soon.
That looks so delicious. I love curry dishes and this is another great recipe to try out with veggies.
I love adding veggies into my curry!
YUM! I love, love, love curry… going to pin this recipe to try soon.
Then surely, you’ll love this one 🙂
I like the fact the recipe is one pot. The addition of the peas always makes me want to try a dish.
One pot makes clean up a snap! and peas.. well.. mmmm
This is such a great dish for my family. Even my kids love curry, which is surprising, considering how picky kids can be.
With no bones and a drizzle of honey, this curry is kid approved!
Curry chicken is our favorite. My mouth waters just looking at this. I have to make this soon!
Curry chicken is our favourite as well! Everyone’s mouth drools over this one! Enjoy!
I’ve only tried curry a few times. It was a bit strong for me but my daughter loved it.
You can adjust the amount of curry you use to suit your palate 🙂
I really love the flavor of Curry, but don’t have a lot of recipes that include it. I’d love to try this dish and think I might add to the menu for next week.
I’d love to know what you think 🙂
Yum. Looks fab. I love curries. I will have to try this!
I don’t care for curry at all, I don’t like that much spice and the smell and I don’t get along very well. I love chicken and rice, I bet it’s tasty even without the curry.
You could make this without the curry for sure. It would be more of a stewed chicken and would still be tasty!
Yumm..!! I love chicken and it looks delicious!! I will try this recipe in my kitchen…!!
My husband loves curry! It’s one of his favorite dishes!
Hopefully he will love this recipe 🙂
I love one pot meals! I am not sure if my family would like curry, but I am going to try it out!
One pot meals rule my world! You could try it with 1/2 the amount of curry, it’s very family friendly with no bones and the honey gives it a slightly sweet taste that off sets the power of curry 🙂
I’ve never had curry chicken before. This looks good.
oooh it is, I hope you try it!
I love curry and this looks so tasty! Yum I would give this a try.
Curry Chicken sounds really good. I am also a really big fan of one pot meals.
I love trying new recipes. I will have to get the ingredients i need so i can make this tomorrow for dinner. I am sure it will be a big hit with my family.
My family LOVES when I make this dish 🙂
I love one pot meals. It is so easy to clean up after. This recipe looks delicious. I will have to try it on the weekend.
So, so easy to clean up after I agree!
I must admit I am not much a curry person, but this looks delicious!
I like to think of this as a gourmet curry chicken. No bones about it!
One of my favorite Indian dishes is curry so full of flavor, smoky and so good overall
I don’t think that I have ever had curry before! This sounds really good we may have to try this out soon.
I am a big fan of curry. This sounds easy and delicious!
It really is Valerie, I hope you try it!
I’ve been wanting to get my feet wet with curry chicken. I have some really advanced recipes I want to try but this seems easy enough for me to start with. It looks delicious!
This is the perfect recipe to get your feet wet with curry! One pot, so easy and very tasty!
This would be a fun one to try. I do like curry! I’ve enjoyed some really spicy curries but I’ve tried some great mild ones too.
If you like spice, you can always kick it up a notch! I try and keep this one mild for the kids 🙂
I am way into curry! This looks really good.
Oh my goodness, my nephew is the biggest fan on curry and he is coming into town in a few weeks. I will totally have to make this for him.
I’d love to know if he liked it!
I LOVE curry! I can not wait to try this recipe. It is on the meal plan!
I have never used fresh coconut in baking a meal before. I’m willing to try. Thanks.
This looks delicious. I love spicy food. This looks like it would warm you right up.
It’s not overly spicy, although, you can always kick it up a notch!
This looks really great. I’ve never tried curry before, but love chicken so I think this would be just delicious!
Have to admit I’m not a huge curry fan, but this does look really good!
Its mild with a slight sweetness. Known to convert non curry lovers 🙂
I love curry chicken, but have never tried making it myself. This recipe seems easy enough to try.
It couldn’t be easier! I hope you try it sometime, I’d love to know what you think!
Curry. I love it. I even love to say it. Curry. It adds such a fantastic earthiness to dishes.
doesn’t it though?
Ok… I so need to try your Special Curry Chicken!!! I just started cooking with curry and I love it! I will add your recipe to my meal plan for next week. YUMMY!!
OOoooh.. there’s a whole curried world out there waiting for you Christine 🙂
This curry sounds great Paula. My kids like all the ingredients you’ve used so I bet they would like this meal! Thanks for sharing, I’m pining it now.
This dish has made me famous with my family. They don’t like any other curry now! I hope your kids love it as much as mine do 🙂
I love Curry Chicken. My hubby does too, can someone tell my son that curry chicken is good! He calls it “green chicken” and refuses it eat it! This looks outstanding!
This is a very family friendly curry recipe Jeanette, even my 4 year old loves it. The surprising hint of sweetness from the honey, tones it down and makes it kid palate friendly. Plus, it’s yellow, not green 😉 lol
Ooh that sounds SO delicious! I know what I want for dinner now, thanks! 🙂
I’m giggling away at the “Which, wasn’t near as hot as I thought it would be!” bit… Jay’s family has varying definitions of HOT when they all get to cooking spicy Indian cuisine, which ranges from “Whew, not as hot as I thought it would be,” to “OMG, not even with a ten foot pole.” lol 😉
I know all those levels of hot! I hope you enjoy it Aeryn!
That looks delicious. I love curry, especially in the cold months. It’s such a great way to get cozy and warm.
Curry is perfect for the colder months. It really makes you nice and warm!
You had me at chicken curry! Seriously, my mouth is watering!!
YAY! I finally got you back for all the times my mouth waters from your food!
I love curry! This meal sounds really tasty!
Thank you, it’s really good! Hope you can try it sometime 🙂