Nadan Kozhi Curry(Chicken curry)

Nadan Kozhi Curry(Chicken curry)

Preparation Time: 60 min

Cooking Time: 45 min

Serves: 8

Ingredients measure:-

For Masala:

Kashmiri Red Chilly powder: 2 tbsp

Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp

Coriander powder : 1 tbsp

Garam masala:1 tsp

For Gravy:

Big Onion :  2 cups cut lengthwise

Ginger garlic Paste : 2 tsp,

Green Chilly : 2 splited lengthwise.

Tomato: 4 diced as cubes.

Salt: to taste

Chicken pieces(Country chicken) : 1 kg

Thenga kothu varathathu(Coconut pieces fry): 1 cup.

Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

Coriander leaves : 2 tsp

Preparation:-

1)      Marinate the chicken pieces with 1 tbsp of masala from the masala mix prepared.
2)      In a earthern pot or kadai, put 2tsp oil and put mustard seeds and curry leaves.
3)      When the curry leaves splutter, sauté well the items under gravy listed above.
4)      When the sauted items turns translucent, mix the masala and sauté for 2 mins.
5)      Dump in the chicken pieces and sauté until the masala is coated well into the chicken pieces.
6)      Pour 1 cup water into the above and cook in closed lid.
7)      Saute in between and cook till done.
8)      Garnish with Thenga kothu varathathu and coriander leaves.

Note:- Alternatively you can make the garam masala by grinding cinnamon and star together in a mixer. This improves the taste of the curry.(This idea is conceived from my cousin Rachel. Thanks Rachel for the tip)