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This Trinidad curry chicken recipe is easily one of my favourite dishes from my childhood. Making curry chicken is very easy and in this recipe, I give detailed instructions for how to cut and prepare the chicken drumsticks.

I am a child of the 80s and proud of it.

I still listen to Tears for Fears, Alphaville, Erasure, Duran Duran, Psychedelic Furs and A Flock of Seagulls

At least once a year I need to watch Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Red Dawn, and Back to the Future

I can sing the theme song to “Greatest American Hero”

I did the preppie look (collar flipped up), I used Sun-in to bleach my hair and yes I had a mullet

You may wonder why I am in this 80s mood. Well, it is because of the recipe I get to share with you today. This recipe is one of the first dishes I ever learned how to make. Yes, Trinidad-style curry chicken was something I learned back in the 80s. In high school I was in the band and played alto sax and alto clarinet. I played in the concert band, jazz band, jazz quartet, and more. In the band, I had a close friend whose family was from Trinidad. Rich is a great guy and we hung out all the time. I always loved going to his house to hang out. His mom, who just so happened to work with my mom, made the most amazing food. Grace would make roti stuffed with curried meat and potatoes. It was out of this world and something completely unique to the food I usually ate.

One day I asked Grace to teach me how to make her curry chicken. She shared her recipe with me and, since then, I have made it countless times. I know that my recipe has likely evolved over the years but it is still incredibly delicious and makes me think of those days in the 80s and early 90s when I used to go over to visit.

How to Cut Chicken Drumsticks

Preparing the drumsticks is an important part of this Trinidad curry chicken recipe as it allows the meat to get so tender that it falls right off the bone!

Wash the chicken drumsticks and peel the skin up to the knob.

Using a cleaver, or any good solid knife, chop the top part off the drumstick.

Check to see if there are any little chipped pieces of bone hanging around. Remove them, if there are, and wash them one more time.

Finish with the remaining drumsticks and place in a large bowl.

How to make the curry paste

This curry paste for this Trinidad curry chicken recipe is packed with fresh ingredients and has some serious heat with the pepper.

Pulse the onion, garlic, ginger, 1/2 cup cilantro and hot pepper in the food processor until finely chopped. Remove the seeds of the pepper if you do not like it really hot.

Add the curry powder and pulse it again until a curry paste is formed.

The texture should be somewhat smooth. You should not see any large chunks of anything in the paste.

Rub the curry paste all over the chicken drumsticks and place in the fridge for at least an hour to marinate.

How to cook the curry chicken

Heat the oil in a skillet and add the marinated chicken. Brown on all sides and then add the water to create a sauce. Let the chicken simmer about 45 minutes longer. Add a little more water if the sauce gets too dry.

Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped cilantro. Serve the Trinidad curry chicken with rice or roti (if you can get them).

Other recipes that go great with this chicken

Trinidad-Style Curry Chicken 4.89 out of 5 26 reviews Print A great West Indian curry chicken recipe. Chicken with curry paste made from onions, garlic, ginger, cilantro scotch bonnet and curry powder. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Servings: 12 drumsticks Ingredients 12 chicken drumsticks

1 onion

1 inch ginger peeled

4 garlic cloves

1/2 cup fresh cilantro

2 tbsp curry powder

1 tsp salt

1 hot pepper (scotch bonnet or habanero)

4 tbsp oil

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup chopped cilantro Instructions Wash the chicken drumsticks and peel the skin up to the knob.

Using a cleaver, or any good solid knife, chop the top part off the drumstick. Check to see if there are any little chipped pieces of bone hanging around. Remove them, if there are, and wash them one more time.

Pulse the onion, garlic, ginger, 1/2 cup cilantro and hot pepper in the food processor until finely chopped. Remove the seeds of the pepper if you do not like it really hot.

Add the curry powder and pulse it again until a curry paste is formed.

Rub the curry paste all over the chicken drumsticks and place in the fridge for at least an hour to marinate. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the marinated chicken. Brown on all sides and then add the water to create a sauce. Let the chicken simmer about 45 minutes longer. Add a little more water if the sauce gets too dry.

Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped cilantro. Serve with rice or roti (if you can get them). Pin

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Tweet Nutrition Per serving: Calories: 172 kcal Carbohydrates: 2 g Protein: 14 g Fat: 12 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 70 mg Sodium: 275 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 1 g Nutrition Disclaimer