1 Chicken Mast
Tender chicken pieces cooked in a thick, spice-heavy gravy built on caramelised shallots and coconut oil. This is the kind of Kerala chicken dish that families argue about — whose mother makes it better.
Ingredientsfor 6 servings
- 1100 g Chicken
- 5 nos Green chillies
- Garlic
- Ginger
- 6 nos Onion
- 1 nos Tomato
- 2 nos Carrots
Preparation
Step 1
Grind green chilly, garlic and ginger in a mixer grinder.
Step 2
Cut onion into fine pieces or grind in mixer grinder.
Step 3
Cut tomato and carrot into small pieces.
Step 4
Cut chicken into small pieces.
Step 5
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil.
Step 6
Allow to crackle some mustard and cardamoms.
Step 7
Add green chilly, garlic and ginger mix and cook for a minute.
Step 8
You can just slit and put green chillies and not grind into a paste if you need your cusine to be less spicy.
Step 9
Add onion and carrot and Let it cook for 4 minutes.
Step 10
Add chilly powder, pepper powder and meat masala as suggested.
Step 11
Add pudina leaves after grinding into a paste.
Step 12
Add salt and cook for a while.
Step 13
Make sure you are cooking in a low flame and not heat up too much your ingredients.
Step 14
Add chicken into the pan and mix with the ingredients.
Step 15
Add 3 cups of water or more if you need more gravy.
Step 16
Heat it upto next 15-20 minutes as the gravy becomes thick.
Step 17
Season with salt to your taste.
Step 18
Goes well with basmati rice, chappathi or Naan.
Tip
Bone-in chicken gives a richer, more flavourful gravy than boneless. The marrow flavours the curry as it cooks.
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