Chicken Curry

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 stalks

    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 contents won’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

4. When raw smell goes out and masala is well cooked, add chicken pieces and mix the contents well.

5. When chicken turns light brown add coconut milk and water.

6. When it boils add salt and reduce the flame.

7. Cook chicken in low flame till it’s done.

8. If you want more gravy, add excess water as last step. If not cook chicken till 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 stem

    Black pepper powder – ½ small spoon

How to prepare Chicken Curry (Recipe 2)?

1. Heat oil in 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 chicken for 20 minutes.

6. When chicken is well cooked, add curry leaves and pepper powder.

7. Stir the curry and put off the flame.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine December 10-23, 2022

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