Nagercoil Chicken Curry Recipe | Nanjil Nattu Kozhi Kulambu Recipe
- Total time
- 55 min
- Serves
- 4
- Cuisine
- Indian
Ingredients
- Chicken - 500 grams / 1/2 kg
- Oil - 1/4 cup
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
- Bay Leaf - 1
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 4
- Onion - 2 large sliced
- Curry leaves - 1 spring
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
- Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tblspn
- Chicken Masala Powder - 3 to 4 tblspn
- Tomatoes - 4 large chopped
- Coconut - 1 cup
- Fennel Seed / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn
- Water as needed
- Coriander Leaves / Cilantro for garnishing
Steps
- 1
Take coconut and fennel seeds in a mixer and make into a fine paste. Set this aside till use.
- 2
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cinnamon, bay leaf and cardamom and saute them.
- 3
Add in onions and curry leaves and saute this for 5 mins.
- 4
Now add in salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Saute this till the onions turn golden.
- 5
Now add in Ginger Garlic Paste and saute for a min.
- 6
Add in chicken masala powder and saute for a min.
- 7
Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy.
- 8
Now add in chicken and toss well with the masala.
- 9
Add in some water and bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer the pan for 30 to 35 mins.
- 10
Now add in ground coconut masala and mix well. Cover again and simmer for 15 to 20 mins.
- 11
Now the oil will float on top. Garnish with coriander leaves and mix well.
- 12
Serve with rice.
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