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Here's a collection of some of the Best Indian Chicken Recipes, where you'll find a variety of appetizers, curries, wraps, and a crowd-pleasing biryani recipe. These authentic recipes combine the best of restaurant and homestyle Indian cuisine and can be made easily in the Instant pot, air fryer, oven, or stovetop.
Whether you're looking for ways to use up chicken thighs, chicken breasts, or even roast a whole chicken, these recipes are fool-proof and super delicious!
Chicken is such a great way to add lean protein to your diet. It is versatile enough to be dressed up in whatever style one likes. Whether you stir-fry it, grill it or add it to curries, you really can't go wrong with it.
Chicken is also known to be rich in vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, which help build stronger muscles and bones. And it works great if you're on a low-carb diet, like me.
Since chicken is the meat of choice in my home I'm always looking for ways to incorporate it into different meals. Thanks to these Indian chicken recipes, I have so many delicious options to choose from!
From authentic restaurant-style curries like butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, chicken korma, to homestyle chicken curry, to grilled classics like tandoori chicken, chicken seekh kebab, each of these Indian chicken dishes is bursting with flavor.
Today I'm sharing a list of over 20 tried and trusted family favorites! Try these tasty Indian chicken recipes for dinner and add a ton of flavor to your weeknight rotation.
Grilled Chicken Recipes (Air Fryer/ Oven)
Enjoy these juicy, flavorful grilled chicken dishes with a side of cilantro chutney, mint chutney, or cilantro jalapeno sauce.
Tandoori Chicken Wings
These tandoori chicken wings are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and flavored with Indian spices. Made easily in the oven or air fryer.
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Chicken Seekh Kebab (Kabab)
Chicken Seekh Kebab, or kabab, are flavorful ground meat croquettes, seasoned with warm Indian spices, then grilled in an air fryer or oven.
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Tandoori Chicken Tikka
Tandoori Chicken Tikka kebab is a flavor-packed Indian appetizer in which marinated chicken chunks and vegetables are threaded onto skewers and grilled until crisp and slightly charred.
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Instant Pot Tandoori Whole Chicken
Tender, juicy and packed with flavor, here's a fail-proof pressure cooker recipe for Whole Tandoori Chicken, a classic Indian style Roasted Chicken. Enjoy this low-carb, keto-friendly and gluten-free recipe which gives amazing results with very little effort.
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Tandoori Chicken Recipe
An easy Tandoori Chicken Recipe with chicken marinated in an authentic yogurt-spice blend is baked until juicy and crisp in air fryer, oven, Instant Pot or outdoor grill.
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Indian Chicken Curry Recipes
Chicken curries are the such a good way to enjoy chicken. Since the meat is simmered in a flavorful gravy, it has so much time to get ultra tender and soak in tons of flavor from the seasonings!
These curry recipes can be served over Jeera rice, saffron rice, or steamed basmati or jasmine rice. These chicken curries also pair extremely well with butter naan or garlic naan. You can also serve them over Indian cauliflower rice for a low-carb option!
Chicken Chettinad
Easy Instant Pot recipe for Chicken Chettinad, a popular south-Indian chicken curry made with toasted coconut, whole spices, nuts, and fresh herbs.
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Chicken Saag (Chicken Spinach Curry) | Palak Chicken
Easy one-pot Instant Pot recipe for Chicken Saag or Palak Chicken, a flavorful Chicken and Spinach Curry, that's ready in just 30-minutes.
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Kadai Chicken (Chicken Karahi)
Kadai Chicken is a spicy, semi-dry Indian curry featuring crunchy onions, peppers, ginger, and toasted spices. Enjoy this restaurant favorite with this 30-minute Instant Pot recipe.
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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala isan easy one-pot pressure cooker recipe for an iconic Indian curry in which marinated chicken is cooked in a creamy tomato sauce.
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Indian Chicken Curry
Easy and delicious one-pot Indian meal! Here is an Instant Pot recipe for an Indian style Chicken Curry cooked with pot-in-pot cumin flavored basmati rice!
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Authentic Butter Chicken Recipe in Instant Pot
Easy and authentic butter chicken recipe made in the Instant Pot featuring marinated chicken simmered in creamy tomato sauce, finished with fresh herbs and heavy cream.
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Chicken Korma- Instant Pot | Stove
Chicken Korma, a mildly spiced Indian Chicken curry made by simmering chicken with floral Indian spices and creamy coconut milk. It's an easy one-pot meal with cumin rice cooked right alongside, ready in 30-minutes!
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Chicken Vindaloo
Easy weeknight recipe for Chicken Vindaloo, a popular Indian curry made with a unique spice paste containing dried chilies, aromatics, tamarind, and vinegar.
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Easy Instant Pot Butter Chicken and Saffron Rice
This easy Instant Pot Butter Chicken with Saffron Rice is a restaurant-quality one-pot meal ready in 30 minutes, featuring tender chicken in a creamy tomato sauce along with saffron-flavored basmati rice.
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Keema Matar (Instant Pot | Stove)
Keema Matar is a popular Indian and Pakistani curry made with ground meat (Keema) and green peas (matar), and seasoned with warm Indian spices.
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Indian Chicken Recipes that Aren't Curry
While curries are delicious, there are plenty of other incredible ways to enjoy chicken in Indian cuisine.
Chicken Kathi Roll
These chicken kathi rolls are made with chicken marinated in creamy yogurt and spices, then rolled up in a crispy paratha with peppers, onions, and green chutney.
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Instant Pot Chicken Biryani
This Instant Pot Chicken Biryani isa simplified, one-pot Indian meal, with tender chicken and fluffy basmati rice steam cooked with aromatic spices, caramelized onion and saffron.
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Masala Chicken Burger
These Masala Chicken Burgers are packed with classic Indian spices to create an insanely flavorful (and leaner) homemade patty cooked on the Stove, Grill, Oven or Air Fryer.
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Tandoori Chicken Sliders
Tandoori Chicken Sliders are mini-burgers made with marinated & grilled chicken, buttery-soft slider buns, dressed with a tart & spicy cilantro-chutney spread.
Chicken Shish Kebab with Lemon Rice
Easy recipe for Chicken Shish Kebab skewers served alongside aromatic lemon rice. Enjoy this one-pot meal ready in just 30 minutes.
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One-Pot Coconut Lime Chicken and Rice (Pot-in-Pot, Instant Pot)
Coconut Lime Chicken and Rice is perhaps one of the tastiest dairy-free and gluten-free meals I've made so far! I marinate the chicken in coconut milk, soy sauce, lime, and a blend of sweet & savory spices. I pressure cook it in the same marinade. To make this one-pot meal, I cook rice in coconut milk in the same instant pot.
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Common Questions for Cooking Chicken
How do you prep chicken?
First thing's first, if you have frozen chicken you'll want to thaw it in the refrigerator. After that proceed as directed by the recipe.
How do you thaw chicken?
The best way to thaw chicken is to let it sit in the fridge overnight. If you're short on time, you can place it in a large ziplock bag and set it in a bowl of cold water. Let it sit, changing the water out every 20 minutes until it's thawed completely.
How do you know when chicken is done cooking?
The best way to tell that chicken is done cooking is to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. The minimum internal temperature of the chicken should be 165ºF or higher.
How do you store cooked chicken?
In general, cooked chicken lasts in an airtight container for 3-4 days in the fridge or for 2-3 months in the freezer.
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