How to Make a Healthy, Authentic Chicken Madras in 10 Minutes | Traditional Recipe | Chef Hussain
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- How to Make an Authentic, Chicken Madras With Chef Hussain.
If you love original, pure Indian cuisine you're in the right place. We don't do gloopy, watery or oily sauces. Straightforward, honest food - just how we make it at home. For a vegetarian or vegan option, substitute the chicken for tofu, beans or legumes.
🍛 What is a Chicken Madras?
A traditional Madras curry is said to originate from South India but has become a staple dish throughout British-Indian restaurants today. It's made up of a rich tomato base and lots of traditional spices, resulting in a tangy yet spicy sauce.
🔥 Is a Madras spicy?
A Madras contains a heavy amount of chilli powder, so it's one of the hotter curries. However, this recipe enables you to pick where you would like your Madras to be on the spice scale by altering the amount of chilli powder you put in.
🛒 Ingredients:
-300g fresh chicken pieces
-3 tbsp of rapeseed oil
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 small piece of fresh ginger
-2 tbsp of tomato puree
-1/4 fresh lemon
-1/2 tbsp mixed curry powder
-1/2 tbsp chilli powder
-a pinch of Kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves)
-a sprig of coriander
📖 Recipe:
1. Add 3 tablespoons of rapeseed oil to your pan and slowly heat.
2. While the oil is heating, chop up 4 garlic cloves and a small piece of ginger, then add to the pan and lightly fry.
3. Next, add 2 tablespoons of tomato puree and gently stir, don’t be afraid if you see a few flames!
4. Squeeze the fresh lemon into the pan and add half a cup of water, stir well and turn down the heat.
5. Add half a tablespoon of mixed curry powder and half a tablespoon of chilli powder - if you like your madras spicy, you can add little more. Stir until the contents are mixed to a paste.
6. Then, add the chicken to the pan and stir until it’s completely coated with the paste.
7. Turn up to medium heat and allow the chicken to partially cook.
8. Once the chicken is almost cooked, add one and a half cups of water to make up the sauce (add less or more depending on how thick you like your sauce). Stir continuously, allowing all of the spices to dissolve.
9. Turn to a high heat, and allow the sauce to thicken.
10. Once thickened, turn down the heat and add a pinch of Kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves), coriander, and salt to taste. Allow to simmer for 1-2 minutes.
11. Ensure the chicken is thoroughly cooked, and you’re happy with the taste and consistency of the sauce, then spoon into a dish.
12. Garnish with fresh coriander and enjoy your authentic chicken Madras!
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So this video was put up five years ago, awesome curry.
I had to watch it again as im cooking it tomorrow and seem to have lost my cook book since we moved in March.
Thank you again for being generous enough to post these amazing recipes 😊
Definitely the best channel from which to learn Indian cookery. Hussain speaks nice and clearly and slowly with a full explanation of everything he does. I hope that he will do more recipes for the 'traditional' Indian curries. I have made all of those he has done and have in fact done the Madras and Jalfrezi one several times.
Have used his recipes many times since I came across them 6 months ago. Hard to believe that so few ingredients make such an amazing dish. You get a great result just by copying his timing and method. His chicken balti and madras recipes are the best I've ever had. Only problem now , is I no longer enjoy going out to my local Indian restaurants cos my curries are far better!. Real charisma and sincerity. He should do his own telly show!
Bro do you know the difference between Chicken Masala and Chicken Madras? What you saw and made for your family is Chicken Masala NOT MADRAS where is the coconut milk? Where is the Curry Leaf which gives it the Madras flavor. NOT THE CORRECT RECIPE NOT CHICKEN MADRAS AT ALL !! you don't use coriander or meathi Fenugrek GOD ANY IDIOT can become a cook if only they can hold a pan in their hand.
Been using his methods and recipes for 4 years so good
Hear hear ,
I'm in South Africa. So glad I found this site. I'm indo south African. My ancestors originate fr. M India. So curry is our daily meal.
One thing I appreciate is that you don't use base gravy in your recipes. Makes it much more practical to cook at home
Only discovered this man recently, but I am enjoying theses videos, l think sharing your skills like this for the whole world is one of the most selfless and loving things you can do. Much love brother
Adding the salt earlier would result in a tougher, dry meat. Good job, and blessings from Italy
If my late Father had found your place on his last visit to the UK, I doubt he would have left the premises...:)
I am a Brit and have lived abroad for 35 years. I love curries and miss them so much. I am very grateful for your channel. I recently ordered all the ingredients i need, to make some great currys. Thank you .
Wallah, Brother deserves his own TV Show he’s that good
I love this bloke he is so assured, confidant in what he's doing, and he really explains it well and clearly
that's the first curry video I've ever seen without onion, will give it a try !
Give this man his own TV show. Excellent.
Thank you!
@@TheBaltiBrothers chef Hussain, would adding some Ghee to it give it more flavour/ texture? I know it's not as healthy, but just wondering if it would give it that extra taste.
@@TheBaltiBrothers please make more videos maybe make butter chicken or a phall
@@ImranKhan-vw2wx Have you tried it?
@@ImranKhan-vw2wx, yes ghee will definitely make it more tastier 😋
I've now watched 3 of Hussain's videos back to back, I have to say, what a brilliant Chef he is, and a smashing bloke, a TRUE gentleman, I'm sure the restaurant is a complete success, and deservedly so, well done Hussain, and many thanks.
Thank you very much!
Lucky people having this restaurant near them!
My dad made this curry following that recipe, one of the best tasting curries I’ve ever had!!
Chef, I just happened to come across your channel. Being a curry enthusiast, I must say, I admire your straightforward , direct, no nonsense approach to cooking. Lovely! I am going to try your recipie for chicken Madras with only one deviation. I am going to use homemade chicken stock in place of water. Thank you. cheers.💖
its a shame you have stopped making videos. all of your recipes are amazing. please come back :-(
This ! I'd like to see Chef Hussain show us a few more dishes - Aloo Saag, Lamb Korma and Butter Chicken please !
Yes please come back and do some more video recipes......please! 🍛
Perfect time for another video please. This lockdown needs a curry!!! 2020 sucks!!
@Apjal Guruji BOOO
I couldn't agree more, Desperate for more videos of this style? I thought lockdown would have been a perfect time for this?
Got to say this is the best recipe for madras I've seen, no messing about with base gravy or pre-cooked chicken.
Everything is fresh and done properly! Well done sir!
Based on a side-by-side taste test? I agree with the point regarding chicken but the base gravy is an important omission
There is no such a thing as base gravy, it's a western invention. The video shows exactly how it's cooked. Brilliant man!
The best thing about the videos - the sound of metal on metal of the spoon and frying pan! - just conjures up the best memories of a great restaurant. I think this is your best recipe Ive seen so far. Proper restaurant cooking and illustrates the skill and secrets of a restaurant chef. Love it. I always stick a little bit of veggie stock into the water, but what do I know?! Thanks for sharing this. Really well put together video.
Chef Hussain should be on televison with his own cooking programme , down to earth damm good food !!! Thanks for the videos Chef
Hi i made this recipe yesterday after work. First i thought i burned the tomato puree or something and i was scared that i added too much water but the sauce thickened after 15 mins on high heat and it was one of the best currys i ever made. It had such a nice fruity tomato / lemon aroma. Ty for that i will make this more often in the future. Greetings from germany
You're welcome! We're so glad you enjoyed it! 😄
Chef makes it look sooooo easy. I always like it when they say, a pinch of this and a bit of that, rather than so many grams. It means that they are confident of their recipe. I am now going out to buy the ingredients to cook this dish
Thanks for posting this, very generous of you indeed. I did this few days ago, but finely chopped half an onion and fried that with the garlic ginger and a cassia bark, only additional spices I added was cumin, paprika, coriander, little garma masala at end...turned out fantastic...will try it on the bone some time..once again thank you, if I am in the area I will call in for a curry!
I have loads of books and been trying to get this taste for 30 odd years. Thank you for this recipe, it's so easy but so good. Great presentation too.
This looks amazing, thanks for sharing God bless you sir, greetings from California USA 🇺🇸
You gonna recommend this place to Donald Trump? I have a feeling if Trump it's one of his curries he might converts to Islam - yes it's that tasty!!
This is what I'm having for my Christmas meal on Saturday, along with some homemade onion bhaji's
Ive just made this, but added a finely diced onion at the beggining before the garlic and ginger.. also gave it another tiny bit of lemon at the end, it was fabulous!!!!
At the end of the cooking time I added two tablespoons of cream and a teaspoon of garam masasal.
That looked absolutely delicious. I cannot wait to try to beat that. And you’re really good looking.
"A gentle stir" - Proceeds to set fire to it!
That got me, a small tear in the eye from laughing.
Thats the way Indian dishes are made, pal. You westerners are really scared of fires aren’t you? Be careful, your pants might light up when you read my response. Lol.
This bit cracks me up, chef doesn’t flinch, I’d have a right flap on 😳😳
You don't know much about cooking do you Derek...... Stirring gently while deliberately letting the oil catch is done to impart flavour while not beating the fuck out of your ingredients
So eloquently said...lol
Simple addition, use chicken/vegetable stock instead of water at the end. I also add some chopped and boiled potatoes, it helps to thicken it nicely and adds another dimension.
very humble person reminded me of my late father ,very polite and mannerfull
i made it, i cooked it, i followed your instructions, damn, my only complaint is, i had noone to share it with, my kitchen smelt like the real deal, my food tasted out of this world, damn, thank you for this, im most certainly doing this again, and when i say again, it will be this weekend xD haha, damn, that was 1 gorgeous curry, thank you
Looks delicious Chef. Can I ask a question please; Why is there no onions in the curry. I am always asking these questions lately because I am cooking authentic curries at home, and I have to admit, I am a little bit addicted to cooking them. Great job Chef!
Really nice.............watched this..............went out ad got the ingredients............then made. Nice Madras.
It’s currently 9.38am and I really, really want a curry now.
Yum.. Thank you for taking the time to create this video.
I can't believe how simple the balti and Madras are to make. I've cooked curries previously that want hours of attention to cook . Yes they're nice but the balti and Madras as shown by this chef are fabulous.
I've bragged how good they are and cooked them for a lot of people.
Everyone loves it.
Thanks Chef for sharing your recipes and techniques.
These curries are amongst the best I've ever eaten never mind cooked myself.
Thank you Balti bros
This was excellent, Cooked it last night. Thank you very much
I am a Brit in the USA. Love to watch your videos. Sad that I cannot go to your restaurant - a bit too far away. Thank you for your great authentic recipes.
Get some funding from Donald Trump, and then train up a Mexican as an Indian chef, and pass it off as Indian food!!
What do you say?
Thank you chef from England. Just made your chicken Madras and your chicken Jalfrezi. Excellent videos to follow along with .
That was really interesting. Will check out the other videos. Nice to see lots of methi in there - I love the taste of fenugreek.
Top chef, thank you for sharing. We just love Indian cuisine, beautiful food.
I find this most encouraging, why do most of the other sites make it so complicated, I think I shall be coming to visit when I get back home, excellent plain and simple :)
Chef Hussain, a legend, the best chef on youtube bar none, his recipes are so easy to follow and work each and everytime, good old boy
I cooked this the other night exactly the same but fried half an onion and added 2 chillis, brilliant and simple, you ought to be on James Martins Show on Saturday morning, show that lot a thing or too.
I just made a pan of this for my wife and I, and now I feel so full and warm! 😍😋😋😋
Best ever. 👌 GREAT 👌 👍 👏 you are fantastic. I will try it as well. I love how you explain. You're amazing! Thank you so much.
just made this curry and it was excellent greetings from birmingham, England.
Masaallah I will try this recipe and will let you know thanks
I tried Chef Hussains' chicken balti recipe a few days ago and it was amazingly good. Such a simple recipe but wonderful. Tonight I tried this Madras recipe. Also incredible. Chef Hussain has such a light touch and simplicity in his cooking. I have been trying for years to get that special experience that you can only seem to get in a really great authentic restaurant. At last I've got there ! . Over the years I have tried some rezlly poor recipes sometimes involving tinned tomatoes, oxo cubes, cornflour and lower quality ingredients. But at last, in finding Hussains simple but beautiful recipes based on wholly natural fresh ingredients I get a wonderful result. You cannot improve on this!
Fully watched nice
"A gentle stir" - proceeds to kickstart the apocalypse in the pan. Love it!
ive just subscribed because these tutorials are easy to keep up with, this guy explains very clearly everything unlike some who rush everything, very impressed
This is delicious and simple to make, very well done! Cooking from
Seattle, Washington USA.
Thank you for writing such detailed recipes. This makes cooking so much easier.
Always look forward to your videos. Nice and easy to follow. Many thanks.
Especially like your emphasis on quality of ingredients we live about 50 miles away and Im going to make a special journey to eat in your restaurant
Did you go? How was it?
I just made this and it was the best Indian meal I have ever cooked. Thank you.
Going to cook this recipe. Thank you.
Wow made this at the weekend it was amazing!!!
I had some left overs the next day and i added some boiled potato and peas to it...bang on a tell thee
Spot on. I'll give this a try in the next few days. Thanks!
I cooked your balti and it was Amazing, That Attention to detail; was amazing, I will use this and in sure will be amazing
thank you straight forward simple not too complicated
Thank you Chef. Looks delicious but what I most admired was how calm and collected you were while cooking.Complete ease of mind and soul. Best wishes.
Absolutely delicious, best curry I've ever made, thanks Chef
wow, thats simple. have to try it
Very nice simple recipe , thanks for the content
Such an easy bloke to watch. I would love to share an hour of his time in the kitchen (I'm an absolute beginner)
Nice...this man is gentle with words and aggressive with dishes ,both together create a wonderful,tasty dish... way to go
I love Indian food and it’s always a real treat to have a takeaway. But I’ll definitely try to do this dish. Thank you very much for showing this to us and with easy clear instructions.
I made this today, surprised at the list of ingredients and the simplicity of cooking it. The taste was great, a really enjoyable experience from start to finish. I had to look at the ingredients a couple of times looking for onions but was not needed! The methi leaves do bring it alive along with the coriander. Thank you for sharing it, now, what one next??
Extremely good. So clear. PLEASE do more!
What a fantastic curry, fantastic presentation cheers guys.
Thanks for the lesson sir!!!! I will do this tomorrow!!
I love Indian curry I will give this a try soon Thank you
Your recipes are fantastic i hope one day you come back on UA-cam.
Absolutely brilliant I love watching your channel I am starving now
Nice and simple recipe.
That is amazing. On my next to do list. Thanks 😊
Just found your channel and can't stop watching! Beautiful dishes simply explained, thankyou!
I cant wait to try this, i have ADHD so complicated recipes can sometimes overwhelm and disorient me, so the fact that i could follow this clearly just shows how considerate he's being with each and every step.
My only questions would be how long does the thickening process take and what type of pan is being used? Im new to cooking so j have no idea if any old pan will do
Why did the videos stop? Come back! I would love to see Indo-Chinese recipes (i.e. fried rice or chili chicken), the fusion of the two flavors are amazing. You explain everything so well, please come back with new videos!
Excellent video inshallah I will watching more of your post from cambridge.
My madras consists of onion, ginger, garlic in the pan, then the chicken, madras paste, madras powder, garum masala, tandoori masala, tomato puree, tomato passata and then the yogurt. Just goes to show how versatile indian/pakistani cooking is.
Great Chanel! Just found it. Greetings and best wishes from Ireland.
Really good curry recipe, worked a treat even for a midweek meal. Watch what he does aswell as what he says… sounds obvious but this man knows how to cook and it’s the skill that elevates the humble ingredients. Thank you for the great recipes!
Thank you for sharing. Love Indian dishes.
You don’t need to thank me ! I must thank you you are teaching me so much 🤤
His recipes are easy and turn out delicious. I also like how he leaves the spoon still to mix the ingredients while shaking the pan. I've been using this technique.
Fantastic and easy recipes to follow. Brilliant!!
Subscribed, I've watched a few of you curry videos now and I think they are excellent. Calming and educational. You genuinely get the vibe that he wants to teach you and wants you to enjoy yourself. top stuff!
How simple is that?Just shows what you can do with a few simple ingredients. Thank you very much for sharing.
Brilliant video. Fantastic recipe. Thank you
Fantastic curry thanks
Can't believe my luck , what a great channel! 🇬🇧
Thank you fo this clear demonstration and instruction.
Enjoyed watching this. Must try cooking it.
This is the 3rd recipe of yours i have tried. Absolutely delicious! It blows my local curry house out of the water and at half the cost aswell! Please come back with more vids hassan! Your top dog! 👌👌
really great, calm video. i cooked a vegetarian version of the jalfrezi after watching your video, just from memory because it was so clear, and my memory is not great! thanks very much! keep posting :)