Chicken is lean meat that means it has little fat and lots of protein. My mom used to make Kerala style chicken curry and I love the taste very much. It is very delicious and one of my favorite chicken curry.
INGREDIENTS
Chicken 250 gm
coconut oil 4 tsp/sunflower oil
curry leaves 1 sprig
1/2 cup curd
Ghee 2 tsp
coriander leaves 1/2 cup
salt to taste
For dry roast
Jeera 1\2 tsp
Cloves 2,
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
fennel seeds 1\2tsp
Cardamom 2
turmeric 1 tsp
black peppercorns 2 tsp
For wet grind
Onions 2 medium
1/4 cup small onions split
coriander powder 2 tsp
Red chilli 2-3 nos
Ginger 1′
Garlic 4 cloves
METHOD
Take a pan and on low heat put jeera,clove, cinnamon,cardamon,pepperand grind it. Keep it aside.
Take a kadai/pan and in medium heat add 2 tsp coconut oil ,add the chillies, onions big and small, ginger garlic and stir it till it turns little brown. Then add the corriander powder and stir for 2 minutes.Remove from fire and when it cools down grind it.
Marinate the chicken with curd ,turmeric,salt, ghee and the above mentioned wet and dry ground ingredients for 2 hours.
Take a kadai and in low heat add the marinated chicken and add 1 cup of water and cook till the chicken is tender. When the chicken is almost cooked add the thick coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the coriander leaves
Heat a kadai add 2 tsp coconut oil add the curry leaves and 5 no. finely cut shallots, when it is brown turn off the heat and add to the chicken curry.
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