Nadan kozhi curry thengapal ozhichathu / Kerala style spicy chicken curry with coconut milk

Again here i am with an absolutely scrumptious chicken curry. This is a traditional style spicy Kerala chicken curry with coconut milk.

It is a great side dish for rice, parotta, chapathi, Appam and even for idly .Yesterday I prepared it for my hubby because he had been asking for it since many days. We enjoyed it with ghee rice .

Ingredients:

• Chicken : 1/2 kg
• Onion ( sliced ) :  3
• Tomato (chopped ) : 1
• Ginger : 1"piece
• Garlic : 10 cloves
• Chilly powder : 1 tblspn
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tspn
• Coriander powder : 2 tblpn
• Garam masala powder : 1 tblspn
• Thin coconut milk : 1 cup
• Thick coconut milk :1/2 cup
• Salt

To temper:

• Cinnamon / patta : 1 stick
• Clove / grampoo : 3
• Cardamom / elakka : 3
• Star anise : 2
• Fennel seeds /perum jeerakam : 1/2 tspn
• Whole black pepper /kurumulaku : 1/2 tspn
• Oil

For last seasoning:

• Mustard / kaduku : 1/2 tspn
• Curry leaves : handfull
• Dry red chilly : 2
• Oil

Method:

• Wash and clean the chicken.
• Grind both ginger and garlic together to make a fine paste.
• Marinate chicken pieces with salt, turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste.
• Meanwhile heat a pan with oil.
• Add all the ingredients listed under "To temper".
• Add onion and saute it well till it turns light brown in colour
• Add chopped tomato and saute it well till it gets mashed with onion. Add a few curry leaves too.
• Now add chilly powder, coriander power and garam masala powder. Stir it well until oil comes out.
• Add marinated chicken pieces and stir it well until the pieces get coated with the masala.
• Close the pan and keep the stove in simmer mode.
• Cook it till the moisture gets absorbed. Don't add water.
• Now add 1 cup of thin coconut milk and cook it for another 15 minutes on a low flame.
• Add salt if necessary.
• Now add thick coconut milk and wait for 3 minutes.
• Heat another pan with oil.
• Add mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
• Add dry red chilly and curry leaves.
• Pour it to the cooked chicken gravy.
• Yummy yummy chicken curry is ready.