Kerala Yummy Chicken Curry
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 3 servings
- 1 kg Chicken pieces — cut into medium size pieces, add pinch of salt and keep it aside for 10 - 20 mins
- 10 nos Garlic pods
- 2" piece Ginger
- 3 nos Onions thinly sliced, medium
- 3 nos Tomato sliced, medium
- 4 nos Green chillies medium hot
- 10 nos Pepper corns
- 1 Dsp Turmeric powder
- Tamarind A pinch (Puli)
- 1 Dsp Chilly powder
- Salt, to taste
- Oil
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
- 6 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- 1 Dsp Aniseeds (Perinjeerakam)
- 2" piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the oil in a non sticky pan.
Step 2
Cook ginger pieces and when it turns slight brown, add garlic pods and continue to sautT.
Step 3
Add onions followed by tomato and green chillies and sauté.
Step 4
When tomato begin to dissolve, add pepper, turmeric powder, tamarind, chilly powder and salt.
Step 5
Continue to sautT and add the spice powders.
Step 6
Get it out from the pan and grind it in a mixer thoroughly.
Step 7
Heat up the same pan.
Step 8
Add little oil in it.
Step 9
Add the chicken pieces.
Step 10
Add one spoon of vinegar and let it go for about 5 minutes in the pan.
Step 11
Add the ground ingredients.
Step 12
Add one glass of warm water and close the pan and cook it until the gravy gets thick. Serve hot.
Tip
Let the curry rest for at least 15 minutes after cooking — the flavours deepen as it sits. Reheated curry almost always tastes better than fresh.
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