January 12th was National Curried Chicken Day #CurriedChickenDay, I’ve been wanting to prepare and try different meals in our home. Since neither Charlie or I’ve had the opportunity to try Curried Chicken and I need to purchase groceries today I was thinking we might make this for dinner. If you haven’t had the opportunity to try Curried Chicken I’ve included a recipe for you below.
For a lor of people one of the yummiest days, celebrated is National Curried Chicken Day or National Chicken Curry Day, which falls on January 12th. Chicken Curry has been filling our bellies in the Western world since the 1800s.
Chicken Curry has been in existence long before then. We have India to thank for providing us with Chicken Curry, which has since spread all over the world, reaching the United Kingdom, America, and the Caribbean.
Chicken Curry is one of the most popular Chicken dishes people know today. With its long, adventurous history, Chicken Curry remains one of the go-to poultry dishes to date. Did you know Curry is any dish with a Sauce, seasoned with Spices, and Chicken Curry dates back to the B.C. era.
Chicken Curry remains one of the most prominent Curry dishes, and the most sought after. Originating in India, Chicken Curry has since taken different aliases across the Western world: in the U.S. it is popularly known as the ‘Country Captain Chicken,’ while in the U.K. it goes by the name ‘Coronation Chicken.’
History states that Soldiers stationed in India during the British rule were craving for this delicacy and started including it on their menus. In the early 1800s, a British Sea captain stationed in Bengal, India, shared the recipe for this dish with some friends at the major shipping port in Savannah, Georgia. The earliest statement of that record dates to 1825, and by 1858, the dish gained wide popularity across the U.K.
In 1940, a woman from Warm Springs, Georgia, served this dish under the name ‘Country Captain’ to Franklin D. Roosevelt and General George S. Patton, but the recipe gained its popularity in the U.S. only after the 1950s.
Chefs Constance Spry and Rosemary Hume cooked the Curried Chicken recipe for the Coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and it was called ‘Coronation Chicken.’ Since then it has become a much-loved sandwich filling as well.
A typical Curry from India consists of Chicken stewed in an Onion and Tomato-based Sauce, flavored with Ginger, Garlic, Chili Peppers, and a variety of Spices, often including Turmeric, Cumin, Coriander, Cinnamon, and Cardamom. Outside of India, Chicken Curry is often made with a pre-made Spice mixture known as Curry Powder.
How To Celebrate National Curried Chicken Day
- If you have the means and the opportunity you should cook a Chicken Curry recipe using different flavors and recipes to choose from, it’s only right to spend the day trying your hand at a few. If you don’t have a recipe you can look up Chicken Curry recipes, and choose any one of your choice to cook today. Chicken Curry is best served with Indian Flatbread or Rice.
- There is ho better way to try Chicken Curry than visiting a Indian restaurant and have them serve you Chicken Curry today.
- If your not in the mood to go out? that’s OK you can enjoy Chicken Curry from the comfort of your home. Look up a Indian restaurant serving the recipe near you, and order a meal. Don’t forget to order extra for the family.
Facts About Curry
- The term ‘Curry’ comes from the Tamil word for a spiced dish, ‘Kari,’ which was later anglicized.
- Great Britain is home to nearly 10,000 Curry houses!
- The spiciest Curry is the Chicken Naga, from Nagaland, India, with the Naga Peppers being a hundred times hotter than Jalapeno Peppers.
- Curry Powder is nothing but a blend of Spices also called ‘Garam Masala’ in India.
- To bring down the spicy level of Chicken Curry, you could add Coconut Milk while it’s still cooking.
Why People Love National Curried Chicken Day
Take the opportunity today to forget the bland food on National Chicken Curried Spice Day, and spice it up. because Spicy Chicken Curry gives us the perfect opportunity to add flavor to our menus.
Chicken Curry is a healthy delicious meal that has been adding flavor to our lives for hundreds of years. Chicken Curry is loved by everyone, so why not celebrate this dish?
Chicken Curry is so popular that everyone has a special way of making the recipe using a variety of recipes and flavors, there’s nothing to not love about Chicken Curry is there?
Recipe for Curried Chicken
¼ cup olive oil
2 large onions, diced
⅓ cup curry powder, or to taste
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into strips
Directions
Gather the ingredients.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and sauté until soft and golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and sauté until soft and golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
Add chicken; reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Uncover and cook, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until pan juices reduce to desired amount, 3 to 5 minutes.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
