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Chicken Curry (with Coconut Milk)

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Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk

A fantastic and flavorful chicken curry that is a regular at our home. This favorite chicken curry recipe is usually prepared as a side with flavored rice like Tomato Pulao. Coconut milk and poppy seeds are essential in the preparation of the curry. The chicken simmers in a concoction of yogurt, coconut milk, poppy seeds and garam masala to yield a rich creamy textured curry. Tomato Pulao with Chicken curry made for a deliciously comforting meal.

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Chicken Curry (with Coconut Milk)

  Prepare time:  Cook:  Serves: 5  Cuisine: Andhra chicken,chicken-curry,coconut,All Recipes,Andhra Recipes,Indian Chicken Recipes,Indian Curry Recipes,Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes,South Indian Recipes
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 Ingredients

  •   Chicken: 1 kg (washed, cut into bite sized pieces)
  •   Yogurt: 1/2 cup (curd)
  •   Lemon juice: 1/4 lemon
  •   Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
  •   Coriander powder: 1 tbsp
  •   Cumin powder: 1/4 tsp
  •   Red Chili Powder: 1 1/2 tsp
  •   Poppy seeds: 1 tbsp (soak in little milk and make paste)
  •   Red Onion: 2 (large, finely chopped)
  •   Garam masala powder: 1 cardamom, 1/2 " cinnamon and 5 cloves finely ground
  •   Star anise: 1
  •   Cinnamon: 1"
  •   Thick coconut milk: 3/4 cup
  •   Coriander leaves: 2 tbsps (finely chopped for garnish)
  •   salt to taste
  •   Oil: 2 tbsps
  •   Make a paste:
  •   Green chilies: 3
  •   Ginger: 1 1/2" piece
  •   Garlic: 6 cloves

Method for making Chicken Curry (with Coconut Milk)

  1. Marinate the chicken in yogurt, coriander pwd, cumin pwd, turmeric pwd, lemon juice and half of the ground ginger-garlic-green chili paste for 10 mts.

  2. Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the star anise, cinnamon stick and chopped onions and fry for 4 mts. Add the remaining ground ginger-garlic-green chili paste and saute for 4 mts. Add red chili powder and mix.

  3. Add the marinated chicken and cook on high heat for 4 mts, mixing once in a while.

  4. Reduce to medium heat, add salt and poppy seeds paste and mix well. Let the chicken cook in this paste for 8-10 mts, uncovered. Cook till oil separates. Add 1 1/2 cups water and mix. Bring to a boil, reduce flame and cook for 13-14 mts.

  5. Finally add garam masala pwd, mix well. Add thick coconut milk and cook on medium flame for 3-4 mts. Turn off heat and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

  6. Serve hot with white steamed rice, coconut rice, any flavored or rotis.

Tips

  •   You can add 4-5 tbsps coconut paste instead of coconut milk. Add the coconut paste at the time of adding the poppy seeds paste.
By Published: A fantastic and flavorful chicken curry that is a regular at our home. This favorite chicken curry recipe is usually prepared as a side with flavored rice like Tomato Pulao. Coconut milk and poppy seeds are essential in the preparation of the curry. The chicken simmers in a concoction of yogurt, coconut milk, poppy seeds and garam masala to yield a rich creamy textured curry.