Kerala style semi dry chicken curry

Kerala style semi dry chicken curry. Malabar Style Chicken Varattiyathu Chicken Varattiyathu or roast is one of the most commonly made dishes in Keralite homes. A wonderful dish of onions and. Quick and simple Kerala style chicken curry.

The fiery red colour and the delicious gravy of the chicken curry is sure to impress you as well. Visits to Kottayam always involve a lot of great food. Chicken curry well flavored with spices. You can have Kerala style semi dry chicken curry using 25 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kerala style semi dry chicken curry

1. You need 500 kg of Chicken.
2. It's 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds.
3. You need 4-5 of red chillies.
4. It's 5-6 of cashews.
5. It's 1/2-1 cup of Coconut cubes.
6. It's 2-3 of tomatoes.
7. You need 3 of onions of medium sized.
8. You need 1 of bay leaf.
9. Prepare 11/2 tsp of Saunf /fennel seeds.
10. Prepare 3 of cinnamon sticks.
11. It's 3/4 tsp of cloves.
12. It's 1/2-1 tsp of peppercorns.
13. You need 2 of green chillies.
14. Prepare 1 of Small piece of ginger.
15. Prepare 5-6 of garlic.
16. You need 1 strand of Curry leaves.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
18. It's 1 tsp of chilli powder.
19. It's 3 tsp of coriander powder.
20. Prepare as required of Oil for frying.
21. You need as per taste of Salt.
22. You need For of marination of chicken.
23. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
24. You need 1/2 tsp of chilli powder.
25. It's as per taste of Salt.

It goes well with pathiri, any sort of rice variants ( ghee rice, pulao, normal rice) and any Indian bread. It is an easy peasy recipe for Kerala Chicken Curry which suits for a weekday menu. Good one for bachelor's and newbies to cooking also. Sometimes I like dry dishes a lot.

Kerala style semi dry chicken curry instructions

1. In a pan take oil,when oil is hot add cashews,coconut cubes and half onion sliced. Fry them separately and remove them in a plate..
2. Then in the same pan add mustard seeds after it splutters, add red chilli and curry leaves. Then add bay leaf, 1 cinnamon, 2-3 cloves, 1/2tsp saunf and 2- 3 peppercorns. To this add left onions, crushed green chilli, ginger and garlic. After it has become soft add powders like turmeric,chilli, coriander..
3. Add tomatoes when powders are aromatic. Close lid and cook until tomatoes are tender. Add chicken pieces and coat with masala. The chicken added should be marinated with turmeric powder, salt,chilli powder. Also, add the chicken masala. To this add required water for cooking..
4. When chicken is cooked, add the dry ingredients mentioned in step 1. Check for salt. Add water according to your choice.Semi-dry is better. Serve this delicious kerala style chicken curry with appam, rice or roti..

Made this when I felt like having one. I made it in my Mums style. Thanks Mamma for teaching me the basics of cooking. Kerala Style Chicken Curry - Kothiyavunu Special. Dry roast the above listed ingredients " To Dry Roast" for a minute and when they start to turn brown, add the turmeric powder and remove and allow.

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