Kerala Chicken Curry Recipe With Freshly Ground Spices
A non-veg Kerala Recipes recipe with chicken - medium sized, onion - roughly chopped, inch ginger - grated. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditya Nair🇮🇳
Instructions
16 steps- 1
To prepare Kerala Chicken Curry With Freshly Ground Spices, get prep with all the ingredients and marinate chicken with curd and salt for 2 hours
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)curry leaves(8)salt - as per tastecoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 2
To make the fresh masala
coconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 3
In a shallow frying pan, dry roast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, cinnamon stick, fennel and dried red chilies
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 tablespoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Roast for about 5 minutes on medium-low flame
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces) - 5
Then turn off the flame, allow it to cool and grind to a corase powder using a mixer-grinder
- 6
Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 7
When it splutters, add onion and curry leaves
onion - roughly chopped(1)curry leaves(8) - 9
When onions are lightly brown, add ginger, garlic, and sauté for a minute
onion - roughly chopped(1)inch ginger - grated(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6) - 10
Add chicken, half of the ground masala, and salt
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)salt - as per taste - 11
If using grated or desiccated coconut, add in
inch ginger - grated(1)coconut oilcoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 12
Mix them, cover with a lid, simmer and cook till the chicken is almost done, for about 15-20 minutes at least
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces) - 13
Keep sautéing occasionally to avoid charring
- 14
If using coconut milk, add it now, and simmer for five more minutes till well combined and cooked
coconut oilcoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 15
Lastly, add the reserved half of the ground masala and give it a nice stir
- 16
Keep it covered for 5-10 minutes before serving, to help the flavors combine well
- 17
Serve the Kerala Chicken Curry With Freshly Ground Spices along with Kerala Style Appam Recipe (Without Yeast) or Ghee Rice Recipe | Neychoru and a side of Meen Varuthathu Recipe - Kerala Style Fish Fry for a complete meal
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)curry leaves(8)coconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup)
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Kerala Chicken Curry Recipe With Freshly Ground Spices
A non-veg Kerala Recipes recipe with chicken - medium sized, onion - roughly chopped, inch ginger - grated. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditya Nair🇮🇳
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Directions
16 steps- 1
To prepare Kerala Chicken Curry With Freshly Ground Spices, get prep with all the ingredients and marinate chicken with curd and salt for 2 hours
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)curry leaves(8)salt - as per tastecoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 2
To make the fresh masala
coconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 3
In a shallow frying pan, dry roast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, cinnamon stick, fennel and dried red chilies
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 tablespoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 teaspoon)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Roast for about 5 minutes on medium-low flame
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces) - 5
Then turn off the flame, allow it to cool and grind to a corase powder using a mixer-grinder
- 6
Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) seeds(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 7
When it splutters, add onion and curry leaves
onion - roughly chopped(1)curry leaves(8) - 9
When onions are lightly brown, add ginger, garlic, and sauté for a minute
onion - roughly chopped(1)inch ginger - grated(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(6) - 10
Add chicken, half of the ground masala, and salt
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)salt - as per taste - 11
If using grated or desiccated coconut, add in
inch ginger - grated(1)coconut oilcoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 12
Mix them, cover with a lid, simmer and cook till the chicken is almost done, for about 15-20 minutes at least
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces) - 13
Keep sautéing occasionally to avoid charring
- 14
If using coconut milk, add it now, and simmer for five more minutes till well combined and cooked
coconut oilcoconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup) - 15
Lastly, add the reserved half of the ground masala and give it a nice stir
- 16
Keep it covered for 5-10 minutes before serving, to help the flavors combine well
- 17
Serve the Kerala Chicken Curry With Freshly Ground Spices along with Kerala Style Appam Recipe (Without Yeast) or Ghee Rice Recipe | Neychoru and a side of Meen Varuthathu Recipe - Kerala Style Fish Fry for a complete meal
chicken - medium sized(500 pieces)curry leaves(8)coconut milk - or grated fresh coconut(1/2 cup)
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