Tuesday, February 18, 2014

CHICKEN CURRY WITH COCONUT MILK (KERALA STYLE)





Chicken is lean meat that means it has little fat and lots of protein.  My mom used to make Kerala style chicken curry and I love the taste very much. It is very delicious and one of my favorite chicken curry.

INGREDIENTS

 
Chicken 250 gm
coconut oil 4 tsp/sunflower oil
curry leaves 1 sprig
1/2 cup curd
Ghee 2 tsp
coriander leaves 1/2 cup
salt to taste

For dry roast

Jeera 1\2 tsp
Cloves 2,
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
fennel seeds 1\2tsp
Cardamom 2
turmeric 1 tsp
black peppercorns 2 tsp

For wet grind

Onions 2 medium
1/4 cup small onions split
coriander powder 2 tsp
Red chilli 2-3 nos
Ginger 1'
Garlic 4 cloves

METHOD
Take a pan and on low heat put jeera,clove, cinnamon,cardamon,pepperand grind it. Keep it aside.

Take a kadai/pan and in medium heat  add 2 tsp coconut oil ,add the chillies, onions big and small, ginger garlic and stir it till it turns little brown. Then add the corriander powder and stir for 2 minutes.Remove from fire and when it cools down grind it.

Marinate the chicken with curd ,turmeric,salt, ghee and the above mentioned wet and dry ground ingredients for 2 hours.

Take a kadai and in low heat add the marinated chicken and add 1 cup of water and cook till the chicken is tender. When the chicken is almost cooked add the thick coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the coriander leaves

Heat a kadai add 2 tsp coconut oil add the curry leaves and 5 no. finely cut shallots, when it is brown turn off the heat and add to the chicken curry.


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