Description
'Kukhura' means chicken, 'Masu' means meat; the most commonly eaten chicken curry in Nepal. Zero roux viscosity like JP curry, or heavy cream thickness like Indian 'Butter Chicken'. A watery, clean spicy soup-like curry made by frying massive onions and tomatoes as a base, then boiling bone-in chicken with water and spices.
Restaurants serving Kukhura ko Masu (Nepali Chicken Curry)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bone-in chicken(chopped)
- Onion
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Fresh Coriander(Cilantro)
- Mustard oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Sear Meat]: Marinate bone-in chicken with turmeric/salt, sear aromatically in mustard oil, remove.
- [Make Base (Gravy)]: In the same pot, burn cumin seeds, fry minced onion slowly until 'dark golden (just before caramelized)'. Add garlic/ginger paste and tomato, fry into a paste.
- [Simmer]: Return chicken, add cumin, coriander, garam masala, sauté, pour water, simmer 15-
- mins until tender. Scatter chopped fresh coriander to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin、Coriander、Garam Masala、Mustard oil
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Use JP 'Bone-in Chicken Thighs (or Drumsticks)', make with cumin/coriander powder instead of commercial curry powder
Pairing
Bhat (White Rice) / Dal (Lentil Soup) / Chiura
Trivia
Completely different from the 'thick Chicken Curry' served in Indian curry shops. Nepali chicken curry draws out 'bone-in meat broth' and 'onion/tomato umami' with water, creating a home flavor that comforts like miso soup without causing stomach heaviness even if eaten daily.
Eating tips & etiquette
Served as the main side (Tarkari) for Dal Bhat. Letting rice absorb the watery sauce, sucking the umami-rich meat off the bones by hand, and eating alternately with bean soup (Dal) is bliss.
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