Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk | Vattal mulakittu arachu vecha kozhi curry

How to prepare Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk/Thanga pal ozhicha chicken curry?

Chicken Curry can be prepared in different style. In Kerala one of the variety of chicken curry you may find in restaurants are "Thenga paal ozhicha chicken curry/Chicken curry with coconut milk". 

In this recipe I haven't used chilli powder or green chilli. I have used only dried red chilli and pepper powder. So you will find a huge difference in the taste. Please try from your side and provide the feedback.

 Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk | Vattal mulakittu arachu vecha kozhi curry

Ingredients:-

• Chicken – 750 gm
• Dried red chilli - 10
• Garlic – 20 pods
• Ginger – 2 Inch
• Turmeric Powder – ¾ Tsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 Tsp
• Shallot/Small Onion – ½ Cup chopped
• Oil as needed
• Ghee ½ Tbsp
• Cloves -5
• Cinnamon Stick – 1 Inch
• Cardamom – 3
• Fennel Seeds – ¼ Tsp
• Onion– 3 Big onion chopped
• Tomato – 3 Medium size chopped
• Chicken masala – 3 Tbsp
• Pepper Powder – ½ Tsp
• Garam Masala – ½ Tsp
• Coconut milk – ¾ to 1 Cup (Prepared using ½ Cup Grated coconut)
• Curry leaves as needed
• Salt to taste

 

Preparation:-

• Take a mixer jar and grind 8 dried red chilli, 20 pods of garlic, 2 inch ginger, ¾ Tsp turmeric powder, 2 Tsp coriander powder and make a thick paste
• Transfer the dried red chilli paste, ½ Tsp chopped shallot/small onion and salt into the chicken and mix it well
• Keep one big vessel in a stove and add 2 Tbsp oil and ½ Tbsp ghee
• Once it become hot add spices (Cloves -5, Cinnamon Stick – 1 Inch, Cardamom - 3, Fennel Seeds – ¼ Tsp) into it and sauté well
• Add curry leaves, 3 big chopped onion, 3 medium size chopped tomato, salt into it and sauté well
• Transfer marinated chicken into the pan and mix well
• Add 3 Tbsp chicken masala and mix well again
• Add required water for the chicken gravy. Once it starts boiling keep the flame into sim to medium and close it by using a lid
• Add ½ Tsp pepper powder, ½ Tsp garam masala mix well
• Pour ¾ to 1 cup coconut milk prepared using ½ cup grated coconut and boil
• Add curry leaves into the chicken curry
• Once it starts boiling switch off the stove. Chicken curry is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu