Which is the most common chicken curry prepared in Kerala homes? For most it’s the chicken curry with coconut milk or the traditional Kerala chicken curry. If chicken curry is required with gravy, then my mother immediately prepares it. I can say it’s a very simple recipe and the best part is there you get lots of thick gravy for this curry. If you are looking for a similar curry check out the recipe!!!!

If you are looking for another option for chicken curry with coconut milk check out Nadan Chicken Curry. Its equally good.

 

Traditional Kerala Chicken Curry

Ingredients: (Serves 3-4)

• Chicken – 500g (cut into medium pieces)
• Onion – 1 big
• Green chilli – 2
• Tomato – 2 medium
• Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
• Cardamom pods – 2
• Kashmiri chilli powder – ¾ – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – 2 tsp
• Garam masala/Chicken masala – 1 tsp
• Fennel powder – ½ tsp
• Coconut Milk – ¾ cup
• Curry leaves – few
• Oil – 5 tbsp
• Salt

To Marinate :

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

(Note: Vary the amount of chilli as per your spice level
1 Cup = 250 ml)

 

Method: (With Step-by-Step Pictures)

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 sliced onion, green chilli, curry leaves and mix well.

 

Pressure cook the same. (Go for 1 whistle and immediately remove the cooker from the stove. Even though we have not added water while cooking chicken, there will be chicken stock in the cooker)

 

Heat oil in a pan add sliced tomato and sauté till it becomes soft.

 

Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute

 

Add crushed cardamom pods, all spice powders and sauté till oil starts appearing on the sides of the pan.

 

To the pan add the chicken stock in the cooker and mix well.

 

Add the chicken pieces and mix well so that gravy gets coated on the chicken pieces.

 

Add coconut milk and mix well

 

Cook with the pan covered in medium flame for 6 – 8 mins till gravy becomes thick.
Pout 1 Tbsp of oil on the top. Serve hot with Appam/ chappati

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