Name: Chicken Mappas
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Chicken (cut into medium sized pieces); 3 nos Onion (medium, sliced very thin); 2 tbsp Ginger & garlic (chopped); 5 nos Green chillies – 4; 1 1/2 – Coriander powder; 2 tsp Garam masala; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 no Tomato (sliced, medium); 1 1/2 – Medium thick coconut milk; 1 1/4 cup Thick coconut milk; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 4 nos Shallots (Kunjulli); Salt (As reqd); Curry leaves (Few); Coconut oil (As reqd)

Chicken Mappas

Central travancore specialty, chicken with coconut milk and coriander

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Prep Time 45 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 kg Chicken cut into medium sized pieces
3 nos Onion medium, sliced very thin
2 tbsp Ginger & garlic chopped
5 nos Green chillies – 4
1 1/2 – Coriander powder
2 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 no Tomato sliced, medium
1 1/2 – Medium thick coconut milk
1 1/4 cup Thick coconut milk
1 tsp Mustard seeds
4 nos Shallots Kunjulli
Salt As reqd
Curry leaves Few
Coconut oil As reqd

Instructions

Marinate the chicken pieces with onion(1 1/2), ginger & garlic (1 tbsp each), green chilly(1/2 qty used), coriander powder(1/2 qty used), garam masala(1 tsp), turmeric powder, curry leaves & salt.
Keep it aside for 10 to 20 minutes. Cook the marinated chicken in medium thick coconut milk, till the chicken becomes tender(pressure cooker is not recommended).
Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard seeds. Add small onion, remaining portions of the sliced big onion, ginger & garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute it till the onion becomes soft.
Add remaining coriander powder & garam masala. Fry it till the oil starts appearing. Add the sliced tomatoes. When tomato becomes soft add cooked chicken along with the gravy. Combine well.
Add thick coconut milk and cook for 5-7 minutes. Chicken mappas is ready.