Kozhi Curry

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1 kg Chicken pieces or 2.2 lbs
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 11/2 cup Onion — chopped
• 2 tbsp Ginger — chopped
• 1/2 tbsp Garlic — chopped
• 4 nos Slit green chillies
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 To Chilly powder
• 2 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
• 1/2 tsp Aniseeds (Perinjeerakam)
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• Curry leaves A, a few
• 2 cup Coconut milk
• 2 tsp Lime juice
• 5 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 3 nos Cinnamon sticks (Karugapatta)

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean the chicken pieces.

2. Step 2

   Mix it with 1 tbs of salt and 2 tsp of lime juice (or half cup of curd) and set aside for half an hour.

3. Step 3

   Make a paste of the coriander, chilly and turmeric powder.

4. Step 4

   Heat the oil in a thick bottomed vessel.

5. Step 5

   Add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies and brown it.

6. Step 6

   Add the masala paste and fry for a minute.

7. Step 7

   Add the chicken pieces together with the juice that comes out of it. Stir it for about five minutes.

8. Step 8

   If the coconut milk is taken from fresh grated coconut add about 2 cups of the second milk to the curry. Otherwise add about 2 cups of hot water. Put the lid on and cook for about half an hour till the chicken pieces are cooked.

9. Step 9

   If you like potatoes in the curry, about one and a half cups of potato pieces can be added to the curry half way through.

10. Step 10

    Add the thick coconut milk and the garam masala powder and curry leaves.

11. Step 11

    If you want more gravy in Kozhi Curry or the Kozhi Curry gravy is not thick enough dissolve a tsp of corn flour in milk or water and add to the curry and just boil again stirring well and bring the Kozhi curry to boil.

12. Step 12

    Kozhi Curry Nadan Style is ready.