DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Curry Chicken
Also known as: Jamaican Curry Chicken
Jamaican chicken curry with potatoes, carrot and a thick seasoned sauce.

About Curry Chicken
Yanikie Tucker’s curry chicken follows the Jamaican style she learned in childhood. This version selects bone-in chicken, habanero, Maggi all-purpose seasoning and a chicken bouillon cube, with potatoes and carrot in the sauce.
Jamaican curry powder works alongside thyme, scallion, garlic, onion, white and black pepper, and allspice. The author explains the island’s characteristic use of curry in the marinade and its cooking with garlic.
Tender chicken pieces remain distinct in a sauce thickened to a gravy consistency around the vegetables. Steamed rice is the selected accompaniment rather than the separately offered roti.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Curry Chicken
Yanikie Tucker’s Jamaican bone-in curry chicken with rice.
- Fresh thyme leavesAromatic
- Red onionAromatic
- ScallionsAromatic
- HabaneroSeasoning
- Maggi all-purpose seasoningSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Jamaican curry powderSeasoning
- Garlic powderAromatic
- Onion powderAromatic
- Ground white pepperSeasoning
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Bone-in chicken piecesProtein
- Fresh garlicAromatic
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
- White potatoesBase
- CarrotBase
- Chicken bouillon cubeSeasoning
- Allspice berriesSeasoning
- Kosher saltSeasoning · Optional
- Steamed riceAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fresh thyme leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Scallions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Habanero: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual habanero branch151 selected over Scotch bonnet.
- Maggi all-purpose seasoning: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual named seasoning153 selected over salt alternative103; complete market-specific product formula unprovided.
- Jamaican curry powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader curry-powder candidate; actual Jamaican style155, brand example not established exact product formula.
- Garlic powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground white pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bone-in chicken pieces: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken link; actual bone-in/skin-on choice93/165, no boneless substitute.
- Fresh garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Botanical type/refinement unspecified.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual marinade-cooking water171/186 includes conditional extra water, no extra stock invented.
- White potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader potato link, named white type173.
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken bouillon cube: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken-bouillon candidate; actual cube branch177/187 selected, full compound formula unprovided.
- Allspice berries: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kosher salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Conditional final seasoning as needed187; separate salt-for-Maggi substitution103 not selected.
- Steamed rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual rice branch181/187 selected over roti; full rice preparation unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Jamaica
- JamaicaCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
- GrenadaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Jamaican Cuisine
- Grenadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Trinidadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Jamaican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.