Chicken Curry Made With Coconut
A traditional Kerala curry where chicken simmers gently in a spiced coconut gravy until every piece soaks up the flavours. The curry leaves and raw coconut oil finish add that characteristic Kerala fragrance.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- Chicken : ½ k gm
- Onion : 2 nos
- Garlic : 6 cloves
- Ginger : 2 inch piece
- Green chilly : 3 nos
- Tomato : 1 no
- Chilly powder : 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
- Salt, to taste
- Oil, to taste
- Coconut : ½ cup
Preparation
Step 1
Mix the chicken with the powders and set aside for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Enter Step.
Step 3
Then heat a pan or pressure cooker and add oil in it.
Step 4
Cook it, stirring well.
Step 5
To this add the chicken and give it a good stir.
Step 6
Close it to get cooked.
Step 7
Then grind the coconut using little water and salt if needed.
Step 8
Add this grinded mixture to the cooked chicken.
Step 9
Give it a good stir and Let it cook for 10 minutes.
Step 10
Enter Step.
Step 11
Then serve hot.
Tip
The oil separating from the masala is your signal that the base is properly cooked. Do not add the main ingredient before you see those pools of oil on the surface.
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