DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chicken Curry
Also known as: Caril de frango
Alica’s Guyanese chicken curry follows the curry she learned from her mother.
About Chicken Curry
Alica’s Guyanese chicken curry follows the curry she learned from her mother. Chicken pieces take on a blended seasoning of onion, garlic, thyme and hot pepper before cooking in a spice paste.
Madras curry powder, garam masala, turmeric and ground cumin give the gravy its layered flavour. Cinnamon and cloves add aroma, while potatoes and tomato paste join the simmering chicken.
The spices are cooked onto the chicken before water forms the gravy, a process Alica calls bounjay. Scallions finish the curry, with rice and pepper sauce alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chicken Curry
Alica’s maternal Guyanese chicken curry.
- Chicken piecesProtein
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Fresh thyme leavesAromatic
- Wiri wiri peppersSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- Madras curry powderSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Garam masalaSeasoning
- Ground cumin (geera)Seasoning
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Whole clovesAromatic
- Cinnamon stickAromatic
- Tomato pasteSeasoning
- PotatoesBase
- ScallionGarnish
- TurmericSeasoning
- Flour for contact cleaningBaseIngredient page not linked
- VinegarLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Prepared riceAccompaniment
- Prepared pepper sauceAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken pieces: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual102 whole chicken pieces, no breast-only shortcut.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh thyme leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Wiri wiri peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual97 wiriwiri selected over Scotchbonnet; exact candidate unestablished, not automatic otherchilli species.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal seasoning/paste/gravy and cleaning water55/65/73/149.
- Madras curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual104/110 named Madras blend; broader currypowder candidate only, full formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garam masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual109 mother's prepared blend, full recipe unprovided.
- Ground cumin (geera): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual115 generic oil, botanical species unprovided.
- Whole cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon stick: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Scallion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual narrative63 mother adds turmeric despite missing current card list; form not established as whole root.
- Flour for contact cleaning: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual58/149 literal flour, cereal identity unprovided, no inferred Wheat.
- Vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual58/149 vinegar option selected over lime; type unprovided.
- Prepared rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31/48 rice without dhal selected over roti/dhal combination; exact rice variety/upstream formula unknown.
- Prepared pepper sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual48 customary own plate condiment, exact full formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Guyana association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Guyana
- GuyanaCatalogue link pending review
- Sao Tome and PrincipeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guyanese Cuisine
- Guyanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- São Toméan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.