Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry (Recipe 1)

Ingredients for Chicken Curry:

1. Coconut oil – 3 big spoons
2. Onion – 2 small, chopped fine
   Garlic – 4 cloves, chopped fine
   Ginger – 1-inch piece, chopped fine
3. Meat masala – 2.5-3 big spoons
   Chilli powder – 2 small spoons
   Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
   Cinnamon – 1 piece
   Tomato – 3-4, chopped fine
   Salt – For taste
4. Chicken – 1 kg, cut into pieces
5. Coconut milk – ¾ cup
   Water – ½ cup

How to prepare Chicken Curry?

1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 2.
2. When onions turn soft, add ingredients no: 3 and cook for 8-10 minutes.
3.  Stir occasionally so that the contents won’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
4. When the raw smell goes out, and the masala is well-cooked, add chicken pieces and mix the contents well.
5. When the chicken turns light brown, add coconut milk and water.
6. When it boils, add salt and reduce the flame.
7. Cook chicken in a low flame till it’s done.
8. If you want more gravy, add excess water as the last step. If you want a dry dish, cook the chicken until the water content is fully absorbed.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 15-30, 2019

Chicken Curry (Recipe 2)

Ingredients for Chicken Curry (Recipe 2):

1. Coconut oil – 4 big spoons
2. Onion – 4, chopped
   Green chillies – 4, chopped
   Ginger-garlic paste – 2 big spoons
   Salt – As per taste
3. Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
   Coriander powder – ¾ big spoon
   Chicken masala – 1 big spoon
4. Tomato – 1, chopped
   Chicken – 1 kg, cut into pieces
5.  Water – 1.5 cups
6. Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
   Black pepper powder – ½ small spoon

How to prepare Chicken Curry (Recipe 2)?

1. Heat oil in an urli and sauté ingredients no: 2.
2.  When onions are well sauted, add ingredients no: 3 and stir for 1 minute.
3. Add tomato, salt and chicken, and sauté for a while.
4. Add water and allow the contents to boil.
5.  Close the lid and cook the chicken for 20 minutes.
6. When the chicken is well-cooked, add curry leaves and pepper powder.
7.  Stir the curry and turn off the flame.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine December 10-23, 2022

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