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Malabar Chicken Curry

Delicious spicy chicken curry cooked on coconut milk is a special dish that goes well with porotta, chappati etc.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Chicken cut into medium sized pieces
  • 3 nos Onion grind without water
  • 2 nos Tomato grind without water
  • 1 tsp Ginger paste
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup Thick coconut milk
  • 1 cup Thin coconut milk
  • 1 tsp Chilly powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1 stalk Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3 nos Cloves Grambu
  • Salt As reqd
  • Oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Splutter mustard seeds.
  • Add cloves and curry leaves.
  • Add onion and tomato and saute for a few mins.
  • When the color changes, add ginger and garlic paste and saute, till the raw smell goes away.
  • Add the chicken pieces along with coriander, chilly, turmeric and garam masala powders.
  • Mix well and stir for few mins.
  • Add thin coconut milk.
  • Add water as required and salt to taste.
  • When chicken is fully cooked, add thick coconut milk and allow it to simmer for a few mins.
  • :- Serve hot with chappathi, porotta, idiyappam.
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