Looking for delicious Indian Chicken Recipes? Check out these 25+ fantastic chicken dishes. You can find recipes for every meal that you’ll love.
Chicken is the most popular meat in India, as many people (including me) do not eat beef or pork. Hence, the most popular Indian curries at restaurants are made with chicken.
These tried-and-tested Air Fryer and Instant Pot Chicken recipes will be your new go-to. From the authentic homestyle Mom’s Chicken Curry to the popular Chicken Korma and Tandoori Chicken to fusion Chicken Tikka Masala Pasta, there is sure to be a recipe here for a comforting dinner tonight!
Check out the variety of chicken curries, appetizers, and biryani recipes below. All of these recipes are quick and easy to make, and most are nutritious, low-carb, or keto-friendly!
Chicken Tikka Kebab
Chicken Tikka Kebab is a delicious appetizer that is packed with flavor. It starts with chicken pieces marinated in yogurt, lime juice, and aromatic spices, then threaded onto skewers and cooked to create a delicious appetizer. Make it in the air fryer or oven to serve at the gathering, or include it in your meal prep for the week!
Get the Chicken Tikka Kebab recipe.
Chicken 65
This restaurant-style crispy and spicy Chicken 65 is made by marinating chicken in yogurt, spices, and curry leaves, then deep-frying it to make the best chicken starter!
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Chicken Pakora
Marinated chicken pieces are coated in gram flour and then fried (or air-fried) to make golden and crispy pakoras. Learn how to make chicken pakoras with this easy recipe for the perfect crispy results.
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Kadai Chicken
Kadai Chicken is a restaurant favorite Indian chicken curry, cooked in the traditional kadai with tender chicken and a rich blend of aromatic spices, along with crunchy onions and capsicum. It is easy to make this dhaba-style kadai chicken with this authentic recipe.
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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
Flavorful and aromatic Chicken Tikka Masala is made with marinated tender chicken cooked in a creamy sauce. This restaurant-quality chicken curry is so easy to make in the instant pot. Make it along with rice pot-in-pot for a complete meal.
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Chicken Vindaloo
Authentic Goan Chicken Vindaloo made in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot. Enjoy this dairy-free and gluten-free Chicken Vindaloo with rice or naan for a satisfying dinner!
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Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani has fragrant rice cooked with tender, juicy chicken, warming spices, and caramelized onions. This Indian chicken and rice dish is popular all over the world. You can also make it in a pressure cooker with my instant pot biryani recipe.
Get the Chicken Biryani recipe.
Achari Chicken
An authentic Indian chicken curry that can be made as a one-pot dish in just 45 minutes. The pickling “achari” spices, such as nigella seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek, and mustard seeds, add a punch of spicy and tangy flavors to this achari curry.
Get the Chicken Achari recipe.
Malai Chicken
Malai Chicken Curry, or Murgh Malai, is a creamy and flavorful dish combining tender chicken pieces in a rich, luxurious white gravy. This delectable chicken curry in white gravy is a favorite for its creamy texture and exquisite taste.
Get the Chicken Malai recipe.
Instant Pot Chicken Potato Curry
This delectable chicken potato curry takes less than 40 minutes to prepare. It’s full of authentic flavors from whole spices and tender chicken and potato pieces. This low-carb, gluten-free, and dairy-free curry makes it a wholesome weeknight meal to serve over rice or with naan!
Get the Chicken Potato Curry recipe.
Chicken Karahi
Chicken Karahi is a flavorful and aromatic Pakistani chicken curry dish made with chicken, earthy spices, and fresh ginger. This restaurant-style chicken curry is so good that you’ll want to dig in and relish every last bite!
Get the Chicken Karahi recipe.
Tandoori Chicken Wings
These smoky-flavored Tandoori chicken wings, marinated in Indian spices and yogurt and grilled to perfection, will blow your mind away! The wings are succulent and juicy on the interior and crispy on the outside.
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Instant Pot Coconut Chicken Curry
This Coconut Chicken Curry is rich, creamy, and full of bold, comforting flavors. Tender chicken is simmered in a spiced coconut milk sauce that’s both satisfying and easy to make in the pressure cooker. Perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner, it pairs wonderfully with rice or naan!
Get the Coconut Chicken Curry recipe.
Chilli Chicken
Make restaurant-style Chilli Chicken at home with this easy recipe. Crispy and flavorful is how I would describe this Chilli Chicken. Boneless chicken is marinated in flavorful sauces and fried until crispy; this is stir-fried with lots of ginger, garlic, onions, bell peppers, and sauces.
Get the Chilli Chicken recipe.
Instant Pot Chicken Korma
Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, then cooked with lots of onions and finished with cashew paste for a creamy, rich texture. This restaurant-style chicken curry is quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot.
Get the Chicken Korma recipe.
Instant Pot Butter Chicken
A creamy and delicious Butter chicken or Murgh Makhani made in the Instant Pot. Chicken cooked in a mildly spiced tomato gravy with aromatic ginger, garlic, and spices.
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Chicken Bhuna
This North Indian chicken curry has a thick gravy which clings to the chicken pieces, making it perfect to serve with naan or roti.
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Chicken Kali Mirch
Chicken Kali Mirch, also called Murgh Kali Mirch, is a fragrant and aromatic curry from North India and Pakistan. It is made in a yogurt gravy with freshly ground black pepper. Serve with basmati rice or naan for a satisfying meal!
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Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken
A flavor-packed spicy dish from the Indian subcontinent popular all over the world. Chicken is marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, spices, and lime juice, then grilled in the air fryer or oven. Low carb and keto friendly.
Get the Tandoori Chicken recipe.
Mom’s Chicken Curry
Mom’s Chicken Curry is a classic, soul-warming dish made with tender chicken simmered in a rich, spiced onion-tomato gravy. This curry has bold flavors from the whole spices and pairs perfectly with naan or rice.
Get the Instant Pot Chicken Curry recipe.
Methi Chicken (Fenugreek Chicken Curry)
Methi Chicken, also called Murgh Methi, is a flavorful, nutritious chicken curry with the unique flavor of fresh fenugreek leaves. This simple chicken curry is easy to make and a comforting weeknight dinner everyone will love!
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Chicken Pulao
A delicious one-pot meal made with fragrant Basmati rice, tender chicken pieces, and aromatic spices. It’s a flavorful, satisfying weeknight meal that can be made in just 30 minutes.
Get the Chicken Pulao recipe.
Instant Pot Keema Matar
Keema Matar is a flavorful and hearty Indian dish with minced chicken and green peas cooked in a spiced onion-tomato masala.
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Chettinad Chicken
Chettinad Chicken Curry is a fiery and flavorful South Indian dish known for its bold use of spices and aromatic ingredients. Made with a freshly ground chettinad masala, tender chicken is simmered in a rich and spicy gravy that’s bursting with authentic Chettinad flavors.
Get the Chicken Chettinad recipe.
Chicken Saag
Chicken Saag is a flavorful Indian chicken curry where tender pieces of chicken are simmered in a creamy, spiced spinach sauce.
Get the Chicken Saag recipe.
Chicken Tikka Masala Pasta
Flavorful and aromatic Chicken Tikka Masala Pasta made with marinated tender chicken cooked in a creamy sauce. This delicious fusion pasta is easy to make in the instant pot or stovetop!
Get the Chicken Tikka Masala Pasta recipe.
I hope you add these Chicken Recipes to your menu. Let us know which one you’re most excited to make, and share this roundup with your friends. When you make it, don’t forget to tag #pipingpotcurry.
Meeta – I’ve enjoyed reading your recipes and am astounded by the quality of your blog. Appreciate you sharing your cooking expertise with all of us……..Jennifer Littke
Hi – it would be really helpful if you could also include versions of these recipes which clarify how to cook on the hob or in an oven as not everyone owns an instant pot (or a pressure cooker). I’m in the UK. The recipes look great but there isn’t enough info in them to enable me to cook these in an old-school manner!
Thank you! =)
Hi Jane – Thanks for the feedback. As I update the recipes, I will make sure to include stovetop method for each one.