A1 Chicken Curry
Cooked low and slow until the masala melds into the gravy, this chicken curry carries the unmistakable warmth of Kerala spices — black pepper, curry leaves, and coconut. Pair it with steaming rice and a crisp pappadam.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 1k g Chicken with bones
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 400-500 g Shallots — finely chopped (Kunjulli)
- 5 To Garlic big cloves
- 3/4 Th Ginger
- 6 Or Fresh red chilly
- Curry Leaves a handful
- 1 tbsp Chillypowder or you can use normal chilly powder - 1 1/2 tbsp, Piriyan
- 1 To Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 9 To Cloves
- 7 To Cardamom
- 3 To Cinnamon Patta
- 3 To Bay leaves Karuvaela
- 1/2 cup Yoghurt preferably greek yoghurt
- 1 cup Coconut milk or you can use maggie coconut milk powder - 3/4 cup, thick milk
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Wash the chicken pieces and allow water to drain.
Step 2
. Grind ginger, garlic and fresh red chillies to a fine paste.
Step 3
Heat the oil in a vessel and sautT this paste for 5 minutes and add curry leaves.
Step 4
Add finely chopped shallots and bay leaves. cook in medium heat for sometime.
Step 5
When the shallots are done or brown, add red chilli powder, coriander and turmeric. Mix for about 5 minutes.
Step 6
Grind cardamom, cloves and cinnamon to a fine powder. Add this to the gravy and stir in medium heat.
Step 7
Season with salt.
Step 8
Then after mixing thoroughly, add chicken. Make sure you stir evenly, so that all of chicken is coated well with the gravy.
Step 9
Finally, add 1 cup of prepared coconut milk.
Step 10
Give it a good stir, and close it with a lid. Heat on medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 11
After 20 minutes, add the yoghurt, and stir for a further 5 minutes on low heat.
Step 12
Add curry leaves and serve hot.
Step 13
Wait for the guest to say.Adipoli! sooper chicken! I am sure it will be music to your ears! ;-).
Tip
Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.
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