Friday 25 April 2014

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.


Nadan kozhi curry thengapal ozhichathu / Kerala style spicy 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.

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



8 comments:

  1. yummy curry.. would like to have with a cup of rice immediately :)

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  2. Delicious side dish...........
    Shobha
    www.shobhapink.blogspot.in

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  3. Yummmmm!!! I love the deliciousness. Been so long since I haven't cook chicken. Now; this chicken curry gonna hit our table.

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  4. Delicious curry. Like to taste ths curry with choodu appam. Mouth watering!!!

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  5. Wow, simply amazing. Really like this...

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  6. its look gud...i want to try it

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  7. My wife prepared this for me.. Awesome

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