Chicken Masala (Kerala Style)

Its December. What have you decided for this Special Month? I just love this month. Its the time of celebration, joy, Christmas, holidays……the description is endless. The best part is Christmas and of course the Christmas dinner 🙂 . We already started thinking how to celebrate it and what all to make for the special dinner. If want a gravy recipe for the main course then this is the best one. Check it out!!!!

 

Chicken Masala Recipe

 Ingredients:

• Chicken – 500g (cut into medium pieces)
• Onion – 2 big
• Fennel seeds – ½ tsp
• Tomato – 2 medium
• Ginger  garlic paste – 3 tsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder – ¾ – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½  tsp
• Coriander powder – 2 tsp
• Garam masala – 1  tsp
• Water – 2 cups
• Curry leaves – few
• Oil –  5 tbsp
• Salt

 

To Marinate

• Red chilli powder – ¾ – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½  tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Salt

 

Method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Mix all the ingredients to marinate. Add little water into it and make it to a paste
• Add chicken pieces into it and mix well.
• Add to it one sliced onion, curry leaves and 2 cups of water.
• Pressure cook the same. (Go for 1 whistle and immediately remove the cooker from the stove)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Heat oil in a pan and add splutter fennel seeds.
• Add sliced onion and saute till it becomes brown (It takes almost 15 min for the same)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Add sliced tomato and saute till it becomes soft.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute
• Add all masala, salt and saute for a minute or two.
• Grind the same to a smooth paste and keep it ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• To the pan add the whole contents of the cooker and bring it to boil.
• Add the grinded masala paste to it and mix well.
• Cook with the pan covered in medium flame for 8- 10 mins till gravy becomes thick. (It takes little time for the masala to get into the chicken pieces. Serve this curry  1 or 2 hrs after preparation)

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