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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Curry

    Easy Chicken Sharabi Curry

    Published: May 17, 2018 · Updated: Feb 23, 2023 by Neil 6 Comments

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    Easy chicken sharabi curry served in a balti dish with a bowl of rice to the side.

    This easy chicken sharabi curry recipe shows you how to make a delicious chicken curry made with a kick of alcohol - in this case wine!

    Two balti dishes sitting on plates served with chicken sharabi curry in. Knife and fork to the side and bowl of rice in between.

    Folks today I'm bringing you this taste tantalising chicken sharabi curry.

    This is an amazing curry made from spices, tomatoes and green chillies which combine to provide an altogether amazing fusion of flavours!

    Here I've adapted an original chicken sharabi recipe I learnt a few years ago when attending an Indian cookery class.

    That particular recipe called for 8 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and was a bit more complicated to make......

    A balti dish served with easy chicken sharabi curry in sitting on a plate with a knife and fork to the side. Dish of rice in the background.

    In my recipe I'm using just 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and my blender to break down the onions.

    This means the recipe still retains ALL the flavour of the original one, but not ALL the calories. It's also simpler to make, but still as delicious!

    This chicken sharabi is a medium spiced curry but you can vary the amount of green chilli you add to the recipe to suit your own spice tolerance / taste.

    Close up of two balti dishes sitting on plates served with chicken sharabi curry in. Knife and fork to the side and bowl of rice in between.

    I'm well aware that chicken curry is a family favourite, but this isn't just your ordinary chicken curry recipe. This one is really special and it's my other half's favourite too!

    Indeed I no longer ask her what curry she wants for her "Sunday Curry" as I always get the same answer "Chicken Sharabi". I'd end up making the same curry every Sunday!

    She has a little song that goes along with this too. Whenever this is in the making there are choruses of "Chicken Sharabi, Chicken Sharabi". That's it. The lyrics are pretty simple if you want to learn them too. 😆

    Birds eye view of two balti dishes sitting on plates served with chicken sharabi curry in. Knife and fork to the side and bowl of rice in between.

    To serve this Easy Chicken Sharabi Recipe you may need....

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    These are the balti dishes I use to serve my curries. You'll see these dishes in most of my curry recipe photographs as well. They add a perfect authenticity when serving your curry.

    For a very reasonable price you get 6 of these high grade stainless steel authentic Indian balti dishes. They're easy to clean and you'll enjoy them for life!

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    Easy Chicken Sharabi Curry Recipe

    Serve your chicken sharabi with rice or an Indian bread.

    If it's a bread you prefer and you don't have time to make my Home Made Naan Bread and you want to keep the calories as low as possible then choose Roti at your supermarket. Roti breads are made with wholemeal flour.

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    This easy chicken sharabi curry recipe shows you how to make a delicious curry made with a kick of alcohol – in this case wine. This is an amazing curry made from spices, tomatoes and green chillies which combine to provide an altogether amazing fusion of flavours!
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    Easy Chicken Sharabi Curry Recipe

    This easy chicken sharabi curry recipe shows you how to make chicken sharabi which is a delicious chicken curry made with alcohol, in this case wine.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 297kcal
    Author: Neil

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    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

    If you do click through then thanks for being a part of Neil’s Healthy Meals!

    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Kitchen scale
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring spoons
    • Measuring jug
    • Wooden spoon
    • Food processor
    • Balti dishes

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 1 large onion finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 1 teaspoon turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 tablespoon garlic and ginger paste
    • ½ 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 100 ml water
    • 100 ml red wine
    • 1 tablespoon green chilli paste*
    • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper.
    • 600 g skinned chicken breasts cut into bite size chunks
    • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander
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    Instructions

    • Gently heat the oil in a medium sized saucepan then add the onion and cumin seeds and fry until the onions are softened.
    • Stir in the turmeric, ground coriander and garlic and ginger paste and stir through for a minute or so.
    • Add the chopped tomatoes and salt, bring to the boil then turn down to simmer for a couple of minutes.
    • Blitz the onion and tomato mixture in a food processor until pureed.
    • Return to the saucepan, gently heat and then stir in the water and red wine, green chilli paste and tomato ketchup. Allow the curry sauce to return to the boil then turn down to simmer. Season to taste.
    • Add the chicken, coating well in the sauce and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring throughout to ensure the chicken is cooked through.
    • Serve on rice of your choice**, garnished with the freshly chopped coriander.
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    Notes

    *If green chilli paste is not available then use finely chopped, green chillies with their seeds left in.
    **wholegrain basmati rice is healthier if you can get it.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.5g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 7.4g | Saturated Fat: 1.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 111.3mg | Sodium: 983.5mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 9.1g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 20.6mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2.2mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Easy Chicken Sharabi Curry
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 297 Calories from Fat 67
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7.4g11%
    Saturated Fat 1.5g9%
    Monounsaturated Fat 1.8g
    Cholesterol 111.3mg37%
    Sodium 983.5mg43%
    Carbohydrates 15.5g5%
    Fiber 3.1g13%
    Sugar 9.1g10%
    Protein 36g72%
    Vitamin A 250IU5%
    Vitamin C 20.6mg25%
    Calcium 70mg7%
    Iron 2.2mg12%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. GiGi Eats

      May 20, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      5 stars
      Ok this is 1000% up my alley and I have been OBSESSED with ketchup lately, so I will put EXTRA in there hahahaha! Yum!! Neil, I am sooooo on this! 🙂

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        May 20, 2018 at 5:47 pm

        Thanks for that wonderful comment GiGi. 🙂

        But are you sure it's more ketchup you'll be adding, and not more wine? 😀

        Reply
    2. Mimi

      May 20, 2018 at 7:47 pm

      Just wonderful! And I do love those bowls...

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        May 21, 2018 at 4:55 am

        Thanks Mimi 🙂

        The bowls are a wonderful addidition just to make you feel that you're in a real Indian restaurant aren't they? 😀

        Reply
    3. David @ Spiced

      May 24, 2018 at 4:31 pm

      I really need to improve my game when it comes to Indian cooking. I didn't grow up eating Indian cuisine, but I'm on board now...I just need to cook it more often. I love the flavors you've got going on in this curry, Neil! And homemade Naan is essential for a curry dish. Sounds easy and delicious...just how I like my recipes! 🙂

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        May 25, 2018 at 4:42 am

        Thanks David. As I mentioned in the write up this is Lynne's favourite curry and she even sings about it! 😆 Maybe this could be Laura (and your) favourite curry too?

        Reply

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