This is my mom’s chicken curry recipe . Cooked
with coconut milk.
I have posted my mom’s spice powder recipe
before and here’s the link https://calinskitchen.com/2019/09/07/moms-chicken-spice-powder/
This has to be used in this curry.
A word about it’s speciality is …..once my mom
adds this spice powder in meat curries,the
aroma immediately activates your taste buds.
So do try and post in your comments!
Can be served with rice ,any rotis , string
hoppers, hoppers..,
INGREDIENTS
1 kg chicken
2 potatoes
2 onions chopped
3 slit green chillies
1 tomato
1 tblsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 cup vinegar / tamarind extract
1 tbsp pepper powder
1 tsp cummin seeds
1 tsp saunf ( perumjeeragan)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1.5 tbsp coriander powder
1 cup thick coconut milk
2 cups second and third extracts of coconut milk
2 tsp spice powder (garam masala powder)
For tempering
2 tbsp coconut oil / sesame oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp saunf
1/2 tsp cummin seeds
A small piece cinnamon
3 cardamons
3 cloves
Curry leaves
METHOD
Heat oil , add the ingredients listed for
tempering .
Next add onions , and when it turns brown,add
the tomato , ginger garlic paste , salt and green
chillies.
After 5 minutes add the chicken,the spices ,
potato,vinegar and stir well.Allow to cook for
another five minutes and add the thin coconut
milk.Cover and cook till potatoes are tender .
Now add the thick coconut milk extract,the
spice powder and cook on a low flame for 10
minutes and remove from fire.
This curry can be made thicker like a masala.
Any other meat can be made with the same
recipe.