Naadan Kozhi 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
- Chicken : ½ k gm
- Onion : 2 nos (slices
- Tomato : 2 nos (slices
- Green chillies : 3 nos
- Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
- Pepper corns : 10 nos
- Cloves : 4 nos
- Cinnamon : 1 stick
- Cardamom : 1 no
- Dry chillies : 10 nos
- Curry leaves, a few
- Lime juice :1 tsp
- Chilli powder : 1 tsp
- Chicken powder : 2 tsp
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate the chicken pieces with salt and lime juice. Set aside.
Step 2
Set a kadai on the stove, dry roast the pepper, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
Step 3
Add the red chillies and curry leaves. Fry them.4) In a mixer, add the roasted items, coriander, chilli powder, chicken powder. Grind it to a paste.5) In a pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp of oil.6) cook onion, ginger-garlic paste and the ground paste. Fry them well till oil clears.
Step 4
Add chopped tomato and chicken pieces and fry again.8) Add little water and pressure cook the chicken.
Step 5
When done, allow to evaporate the excess water.
Step 6
Make it a semi masala. Varutharacha naadan kozhi curry is ready.
Tip
Taste the gravy before adding the main ingredient. It should be well-seasoned and balanced on its own — the protein or vegetable will dilute it slightly.
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