(A traditional Kerala style chicken curry with potatoes )
Chicken curry with potato….creamy, rich and spicy,all time favorite of mine.Very easy to prepare,excellent taste.Goes well with Kerala parota,or chapathi.
Here the weather is perfect for having something hot and spicy .So I decided to make my favorite chicken curry.it is spicy but rich and creamy try this curry and enjoy……..
here is the recipe of Kerala style chicken curry with potatoes.
| Prep Time | 30 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 750 g chicken
- 2 nos potatoes medium size
- 1 - 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 1/2 tablespoons coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 3/4 of one coconut
- 2 nos onion
- 1/2 ginger chopped table spoon
- 1/2 garlic chopped table spoon
- 1 cinnamon small stick piece
- 2 - 3 nos cloves
- 2 nos cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 5 nos shallot
- oil
- water
- salt
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Instructions
- clean and cut chicken in to medium size pieces,wash well, drain water and keep aside.
- heat a pan and dry roast coriander powder,chili powder,and turmeric powder(you will get a dark color and pleasant aroma.be careful don't burn the powders).once done immediately transfer to a bowl and let it cool.
- then add this roasted masala and salt to the chicken pieces, rub well with your fingers.cover with a lid and keep it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Mean time clean and thinly slice onion,peel and quarter potatoes,chopginger and garlic,keep aside.
- now dry roast fennel seeds,cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick,add to a processor grind well and make fine powder.keep aside.
- grate coconut and get two extractions(add little warm water to the grated coconut slightly grind it squeeze well and get first extraction,then add little more warm water to the coconut ,squeeze it well and get second extraction)
- heat oil in a curry vessel,add thinly sliced onion saute well untilonion become soft.
- now add chopped ginger and garlic saute well until onion become golden brown
- now add marinated chicken pieces and saute well for 5 minutes.
- then lower the flame add second extract of coconut milk and little water. cook in a low flame until chicken cooked half(we are adding coconut milk so cook in a low flame,stir in between otherwise it may curdle).
- now add spices powders (powdered fennel ,cardamom, cloves and pepper powder) and potatoes.cook in a low flame.stir in between,cook until chicken and potatoes cooked well and gravy is fairly thick.
- now add thick coconut milk cook for few more minutes,check salt consistency add more if needed.switch of the stove.
- heat oil in a pan add curry leaves and chopped shallots.stire until shallot become golden brown.add this to the curry.cover with a lid
- serve hot with Kerala paratha, chapathi or rice
Recipe Notes
Adjust spices as per your taste level
Love that gravy….Would go so well with paratta and appams!
thanks Indu.Paratta is my first choice
My fav too…good combination wth appam also
Hi Elza how are you?yes its good with appam too.
Im good ,sujitha…feels like eating this
Im good sujitha..feels like eating this dish now:)
Glad to hear that Elza.here raining now.good time for hot delicacies.
Tried this recipe twice in last 4 days. But still not getting enough of it. My husband absolutely loved it 🙂
thank you so much dear Rashmina.You have made my day.feeling so happy.
Really Great to see such nadan Iteams
Thank you Salin Prasad
Thanks so much for this recipe, I have made it twice and I’ve found it to be really excellent comfort food for the winter months. It’s such a sumptuous flavor and texture, I find myself drawn back to it on gray and cheerless days!
Thank you Regina Smith.Glad you liked it.
Superb recipe, I have tried it and came out really good. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Deepu
Hi my curry didn’t get the colour in your pic. Why?i followed everything to a T…
hi Parvathy colour may change depends on the quality of spices hope you liked it.
Superb recipe, thank you for sharing Sujitha.
Thank you so much Panicker