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Kerala chicken curry

There are different ways to cook chicken curry and the Kerala style to cook it is my personal favourite. Kerala dishes require fresh ingredients and are very tasty.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: ASIA, Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Marination ingredients:
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • Salt as required
  • Cooking ingredients:
  • 500 g Chicken cut into medium pieces
  • 2 Onions chopped
  • ½ tsp Fennel seeds
  • 2 Green chillies chopped
  • 3 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • ½ tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Pepper powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • 2 tsp Corinader powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  • A sprig of curry leaves
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • Salt as required

Method
 

  1. Mix all the ingredients for marination in little water to form a paste. Add the chicken pieces to it and mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat oil in a deep bottomed vessel and add chopped onions and curry leaves. Fry until the onions are brown.
  3. Add the fennel seeds and green chillies and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are soft.
  5. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, pepper powder, garam masala, salt and cook for 3 minutes.
  6. Add chicken and cook until it is soft and tender.
  7. Serve hot.