Dinner for 4
Instant Pot Chicken Curry
Chicken, potatoes, carrots, and onion cook under pressure with curry, ginger, garlic, stock, and coconut milk for a rich meal.
$7.72for 4 servings
$1.93 per serving$7.72 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken drumsticks and wings$1.79/lb typical | 1.75 lb | $3.13Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 8.25 oz | $0.58Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.34Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 0.9 lb | $0.87Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.75 | $0.60Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.10Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.08Typical price |
| Coconut milk$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.15Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.72 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSoy sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 lb chicken drumsticks or thighs
- 1 cup unsalted chicken stock
- 3 tbsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 carrots
- 2 russet potatoes
- 1 onion
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup 1/2 cup coconut milk (optional)
Steps
- Set the Instant Pot to sauté, melt the ghee, and cook the chopped onion, garlic, and ginger for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the curry powder, cayenne, tomato paste, soy sauce, stock, salt, and pepper.
- Add the chicken, carrots, and potatoes, then seal the pot and cook at high pressure for 12 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then vent the remaining pressure.
- Check that the chicken reaches 165 F, then stir in the coconut milk and simmer on sauté for 3 minutes.
Swaps
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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