Name: Keralan kozhi kuttan recipe by Nilanjana Bhattacharjee Mitra at BetterButter
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Chicken -700gms; Yoghurt - 2tbsp; Salt - As required; White oil - 3 tbsp; Turmeric - 1/2 tsp; Onion - 1 large , sliced; Tomato - 1 large , pureed to smooth paste; Thick coconut milk - 1 cup; Bird eye chillies - 3; For the paste ---; White oil - 1tsp; Ginger - 1/2 inch stock ,roughly chopped; Garlic - 8-10; Fennel seeds -2 tsp; Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp; Black peppercorns - 1/2 tsp; Cassia bark or Cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick; Green Cardamom - 4; Kashmiri dried red chillies - 4

ABOUT Keralan kozhi kuttan RECIPE

This scrumptious kerala chicken curry pick from Maunika Gowardhan s Indian Kitchen book.its a chicken curry with chillies and coconut milk. I follow exact recipe and it was awesome.

Ingredients Serving: 3

Chicken -700gms
Yoghurt - 2tbsp
Salt - As required
White oil - 3 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 large , sliced
Tomato - 1 large , pureed to smooth paste
Thick coconut milk - 1 cup
Bird eye chillies - 3
For the paste ---
White oil - 1tsp
Ginger - 1/2 inch stock ,roughly chopped
Garlic - 8-10
Fennel seeds -2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Black peppercorns - 1/2 tsp
Cassia bark or Cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick
Green Cardamom - 4
Kashmiri dried red chillies - 4

Instructions

Marinate chicken with salt , turmeric and yoghurt for 1 hr or so.
For making paste
Heat a pan .add 1tsp oil. Then add ginger and garlic .stir it for a minute .
Then add fennel seeds , black peppercorns ,coriander seeds , green cardamom ,cinanman or cassia bark and kashmiri dry red chillies .
Fry it on low to medium heat till get nice aroma.
Wait for little cool..Then add paste masala in blender ,add little water and blend till smooth paste.
Now heat a pan .add 3tbsp oil. Then add bird eye chilies. Stir it for a minitue.Then add slice onion and pinch of salt.
Stirring onion till well browned..Then add tomato puree .Stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Then add spice paste and stir it 4-5 minutes or until the oil leaves the side of the pan.
Then add marinated chicken .Stirring well to cost them with the spice..Stirring for 4-5 minutes or till little coloured.
Now add a cup of water.give a nice stir.turn down flame and summer it for 20minutes or till chicken cooked well.
Then add coconut milk.give good stir.and simmer it further for 5-6 minutes or until gravy slightly thicken.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with paratha , roti, naan.

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