Name: Kerala Chicken Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Chicken (skinned and cut into medium pieces); 4 nos Onion (sliced not too thin, medium); 1 no Potato (cut into 1 inch cubes, large); 6 nos Green chillies (sliced into two); Curry leaves (A few); 3 - Cloves (Grambu); 1" piece Ginger (chopped); 5 nos Garlic pods (chopped); 1/2 tsp Garam masala; 1/2 tsp Peppercorns; Coconut milk (use the tetrapack/can or make fresh); Pepper (A pinch); 4 tbsp Cooking oil; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Chicken Stew

Kerala Chicken Stew is a very mild yet full of flavours Chicken curry which is cooked in coconut milk and with minimum spices and is traditional recipe from the state of Kerala in India. This ishtu is generally served with steamed rice, appam or hoopers. However, you can serve it with any Indian bread like Naan or Lachha Paratha or Veg Fried Rice. In Kerala, Appam/Hooper and Chicken stew is a very popular traditional breakfast and it is one must have recipe. Chunks of chicken are slowly cooked in coconut milk, special spices and herbs. The best part is that you can prepare this dish in any unimaginable methods. This unique non veg stew is very impoertant during the time of Christmas.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 kg Chicken skinned and cut into medium pieces
4 nos Onion sliced not too thin, medium
1 no Potato cut into 1 inch cubes, large
6 nos Green chillies sliced into two
Curry leaves A few
3 - Cloves Grambu
1" piece Ginger chopped
5 nos Garlic pods chopped
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1/2 tsp Peppercorns
Coconut milk use the tetrapack/can or make fresh
Pepper A pinch
4 tbsp Cooking oil
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Make about a cup and half of thin coconut milk and one cup of thick coconut milk and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Fry green chillies, cloves, ginger, and curry leaves for about half a minute.
Add the sliced onions and fry till they turn soft. Do not let them turn brown.
Make a little space in the middle of the pan and heat the garam masala for about 20 seconds.
Fry together with the onions.
Add the pepper corns.
Add the chicken pieces and potato and stir fry for a minute.
Pour thin coconut milk into the pan and stir for a minute.
Now you can either transfer the stew to a deeper pan or a pressure cooker.
If you are using a cooker, transfer contents and cook for about two whistles. Let the cooker cool.
If you are using a deeper pan, make sure chicken is soft and well cooked.
:- If there is too much water, cook without the lid, till the gravy just covers the chicken pieces.
Take it off the stove and add thick coconut milk till you have a nice thick white stew.
:- Do not continue to cook with the milk added because it may separate.
Sprinkle pepper, check for salt and your stew is ready.
:- Substitute cut vegetables like Beans, Peas Carrots, mushrooms and Cauliflower and you have Vege Stew.
:- Substitute beef or lamb , you have the named stew.
:- Serve with Chappatis, Parathas, Bread.

Notes

You can explore this dish Home Made Mutton Stew
You can also visit Pepper Chicken Curry

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Pradeep July 21, 2007

Hmmm good…..but not sooooo good

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mariya September 6, 2006

How on earth are u supposed to make chicken stew without specifying the amount of chicken????

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Rashmi September 9, 2006

Thanks Guys! I am glad you liked it.

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Juby August 16, 2008

This recipe is definitely worth trying again & again – Quick n tasty!

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Jishy April 6, 2008

Excellent recipe, I am quite happy with the outcome.

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sani sreekanth May 21, 2008

thanks for sharing this recipe it was really good…..

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Sherry September 26, 2007

Hi Rashmi. Imade this yest 26.09.2007. came out very well. Just 2 points though. You have not mentioned when to put garlic (which i added alongwith the ginger) and I suggest the potatoes are added a little later in the curry as it got mashed/cooked too much when I put it at the same time as the chicken. But it was awesome…thanks.

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Shami July 28, 2007

Rashmi, We made it last week and it was excellent. Trying out a egg stew now. 🙂

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Anjana October 10, 2007

Excellent recepie, Rashmi!! 🙂

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jissa February 6, 2009

This is one yummy recipe…..thanks Rashmi for sharing it with us !

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Prasanth June 22, 2009

Thanks for the excellent recipe. This was my first experiment for a chicken stew and it worked out well.Its a favourite dish for children also.

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deepa June 3, 2009

Thanks Rashmi ! Really tasty !

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Jaimy April 3, 2010

I have tried this recipe.. its really good…used just half kg. of chicken..

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Reshmi Avinash March 28, 2011

Indeed a simple and yummy chicken stew…Thanks a lot Reshmi….Keep posting…..

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Sujitha April 12, 2007

thanx a lot for this easy recipe

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Linu March 19, 2007

Its the first time I made a Chicken Stew…and it turned out 2 b excellent…thanx 2 u..keep up the gud work

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Suji April 2, 2007

Thanks for the recipe…it was great…everyone at home loved it esp the gravy…

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Gayatri March 3, 2007

Thanks for contributing this recipe… it takes time and effort and a li`l selflessness to share one`s recipes… don`t feel bad about negative comments… just somebody taking out their frustration i guess… ignore 🙂 great recipe hopefully my 5 stars will make up for the other lasy`s 2 :))

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Nimmi December 5, 2006

wow….tried your chicken stew,it tastes great……..thank you.

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Rashmi September 9, 2006

U can make this dish with 1/2 KG or 1 KG Chicken. Increase the amount of spice according to the amount of chicken…..thats common sense!!!! 🙂

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Kerala Chicken Stew