Varutharacha Kozhi Curry is a favorite traditional styled chicken dish cooked in a ‘manchatti’ for enhanced flavors and aroma. The perfect accurate blend of dry roasted spices and grated coconut grants a superior quality to Varutharacha Kozhi Curry. The dish is unique and special with bite sized marinated chicken pieces cooked in spicy aromatic coconut masala mixture. The spicy dish blends well with appam, porotta, chappati, almost anything. You can explore a well Varutharacha Chicken Curry here that can be easily prepared at home. Even bachelors can lend a hand at the dish. Enjoy the dish.
1kgChickenremove the skin and cut into medium sized pieces
1tbspLemon juice
1/2tbspChilly powder
1/2tbspCoriander powder
For roasting:
1tbspChilly powder
1tbspCoriander powder
1tspTurmeric powder
1cupCoconutgrated
5nosShallotsKunjulli
5nosGarlic cloves
2tspPepper powder
1tspFennel seedsPerumjeerakam
1smallCinnamonKarugapatta
2tbspChilly powder
1tbspCoriander powder
1/2tspTurmeric powder
2nosOnion
3nosGreen chillieschopped
1tbspGinger garlic paste
2tbspOil
Curry leavesAs reqd
SaltAs reqd
Instructions
For preparing the spicy aromatic dish, first wash the chicken pieces and marinate with chilly powder, coriander, turmeric powder, lime juice and required salt for half an hour.
Dry roast the masala ingredients: shallots, garlic cloves, grated coconut, chilly powder, coriander, turmeric and grind firmly by adding little water.
Take a manchatti and saute ginger garlic paste.
Then, add onions and green chillies and curry leaves. When the color changes to slight brown, add the ground coconut paste into the chatti.
When it starts to boil, add the marinated chicken pieces and cover with a lid. When the chicken is cooked well, spread some pepper powder on top.