UK equivalent of regular US 'chicken curry'?

I love going to US Indian restaurants, and I always order just regular chicken curry. When I was in the UK and we went for a curry, I didn't know which one to choose. Any idea what the UK equivalent of regular US 'chicken curry' would be?

Maybe someone else can help. The Indian restaurants I went to in the US all had a variety of curries - nothing called just "chicken curry." Where did you live?

Portland, Maine. http://www.passagetwoindia.com/Chicken_specials.html

That's the thing... there isn't just a single 'chicken curry'... it depends on which spices are used, the consistency of the sauce, the way the chicken is cooked, etc.  It's a bit weird that they dont even tell you what region it's from... and that they use 'curry powder'.

I just noticed the chicken 'jalfrozie'... if that's meant to be chicken jalfrezi, and they're cooking it in cream???   That's not the way it would be done here!

This might help: http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/glossary/curries.html

Q-G - According to the above, jalfrezzi is just a way of cooking, like balti - so there can be infinite recipes, I suppose. Although I've never seen it done with cream either.

sheateawholepie, if you're looking for something with onions, tomatoes and garlic, maybe something like a madras might work for you.

Q-G - According to the above, jalfrezzi is just a way of cooking, like balti - so there can be infinite recipes, I suppose. Although I've never seen it done with cream either.

oh, right!  i thought it was a designation of lots of green peppers/capsicums, kinda like dopiaza is lots of onions.

Every day's a school day! 

strangely enough, our local indian takeaway here in the UK has a dish called simply "curry"...even though they also sell korma, madras, jalfrezi, rogan josh, etc etc curries as well!  No idea what's in it though, although we had it once and it was pretty good!

This might help: http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/glossary/curries.html

Thanks so much for this! I think you might be right, I think it may be Madras. However we can order it very mild to very hot. This glossary says "The restaurant Madras can be hot or very hot, red or brown, a hotter version of a plain curry or quite rich in tomatoes." What is "plain curry"?

oh, right!  i thought it was a designation of lots of green peppers/capsicums, kinda like dopiaza is lots of onions.

That's what I thought too. But I've only ever seen it described on menus with lots of green peppers - which is why I never order it. Blech!

That's what I thought too. But I've only ever seen it described on menus with lots of green peppers - which is why I never order it. Blech!

me too... i hate capsicums.  i think it is a bit overly tomato-y as well.

Thanks so much for this! I think you might be right, I think it may be Madras. However we can order it very mild to very hot. This glossary says "The restaurant Madras can be hot or very hot, red or brown, a hotter version of a plain curry or quite rich in tomatoes." What is "plain curry"?

Well, if springhaze's place lists "chicken curry" on the menu, then perhaps some other restaurants do too!

"The restaurant Madras can be hot or very hot, red or brown, a hotter version of a plain curry or quite rich in tomatoes."

I had to laugh at this... my boyfriend (and all previous boyfriends and husbands i've had before) all know that i will NOT eat a curry unless it is BROWN!  I have a hate thing against red curries!

The two main chicken curries I see most often here are Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Korma. You might try those. The Tikka Masala is usually a bit spicy, and the Korma is mild and creamy. Both are good!

okay, this thread is causing a craving for curry now!  I could so go for some good chicken saag right now...

okay, this thread is causing a craving for curry now! 

Me too! But I'm usually a biryani girl.