Name: Traditional Kerala Chicken Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken (cleaned and chopped); 2 tbsp Coconut bits (chopped); 3 nos Dry red chillies; 50 g Shallots/Small onions (sliced, Kunjulli); 1 no Onion (chopped); 50 g Ginger (crushed); 10 cloves Garlic (crushed); 3 nos Green chillies (slit); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilly powder; 1 1/2 tbsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tbsp Pepper powder; 4 tbsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Garam masala powder; 1 cup Coconut milk (thick milk); Curry leaves (A handful); 2 cups Water; 3 tbsp Coconut oil; Salt (As reqd)

Traditional Kerala Chicken Curry

Kerala style chicken curry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken cleaned and chopped
2 tbsp Coconut bits chopped
3 nos Dry red chillies
50 g Shallots/Small onions sliced, Kunjulli
1 no Onion chopped
50 g Ginger crushed
10 cloves Garlic crushed
3 nos Green chillies slit
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Kashmiri chilly powder
1 1/2 tbsp Chilly powder
1/2 tbsp Pepper powder
4 tbsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Garam masala powder
1 cup Coconut milk thick milk
Curry leaves A handful
2 cups Water
3 tbsp Coconut oil
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing traditional kerala chicken curry, marinate the chicken pieces with salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder for 1/2 hour.
Heat coconut oil in a big kadai and splutter mustard seeds.
After it starts to crackle, add dry chillies and half the curry leaves.
Add the coconut bits, shallots and onion. Fry until it becomes brown in colour.
Then add ginger, garlic and slit green chillies. Saute till done.
Toss in the marinated chicken and fry well.
Pour required water and allow it to cook till tender on medium heat for 25 minutes.
Once the chicken is done, add in the coconut milk to the curry and bring to a boil. Now turn the heat to low flame and cook for 15 minutes.
When the curry turns to a semi thick consistency, turn off the flame and mix in the remaining curry leaves, pepper powder and garam masala powder.
Traditional kerala chicken curry is ready. Serve hot with rice, chapati or tapioca.

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Traditional Kerala Chicken Curry