Chicken Masala
Pure Indian soul food
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · delivery via GrabFood and LINE MAN
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes this different from Chicken Curry?
Chicken Masala has a much thicker, more concentrated, and robustly spiced base compared to the thinner broth of a curry.
Is it bone-in or boneless?
We typically serve this traditional dish with bone-in chicken pieces for maximum flavor.
How spicy is this dish?
It has a solid medium to hot spice level, packed with bold Indian flavors.
Can I request a boneless version?
Yes, please ask our staff and we can accommodate a boneless preparation.
What bread pairs best?
Tandoori roti, chapati, or a fresh naan are good for enjoying the thick masala.
About Chicken Masala
Chicken masala is the general-purpose North Indian gravy, the dish you order when you want chicken in a thick, well-spiced sauce without any one regional twist. There is no single recipe; masala simply means the spice base, and the dish is named for it. It is close kin to a plain chicken curry but reduced further and seasoned harder.
At BHARAT the bone-in chicken is cooked in a thick onion-tomato gravy with ginger and garlic, turmeric, ground coriander, and garam masala, the sauce cooked down until it is concentrated rather than left loose. There is no cream and no kasoori methi, the two things that turn a gravy into butter chicken, so this stays firmly on the savoury, everyday side. The masalas are ground fresh in the kitchen each day, the chicken is halal-marked and bought from Makro daily, and the kitchen uses no pork and no alcohol in its cooking.
The difference from a plain chicken curry is body and intensity. Where the curry is thin and broth-like, chicken masala is thicker and more concentrated, with the onion and tomato cooked right down and the spices pushed forward, so it tastes bolder and clings to the meat. It runs at a solid medium heat by default and can go hotter, and the chef from Uttarakhand will adjust it either way on request.
The thick masala wants bread. A tandoori roti, a chapati, or a fresh naan all work for scooping it up, and jeera rice is the alternative for anyone who would rather have it over rice.
Eat in at our 30-40 seat dining room in Huai Khwang (try the Dastarkhan floor seating), or get it delivered. Visit BHARAT →
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