Malabar Chicken curry.


It is one of the famous south indian curry .After coming to chennai only i got to know about all this popular curries.Malabar curries are very popular among the people of south india.When this curry is prepared with chicken the taste enhances .So lets have its recipe.

Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time : 40 to 50 minutes
Serves - 5 to 6

Ingredients:
400 grams chicken cut into small pieces
dry coconut flakes - 1/4 cup
coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
dry red chili -5
baby onion - 20 to 30
garlic cloves - 5 to 6
ginger - 1 medium sized cut into small pieces.
2 medium sized onions  chopped
tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
oil - 3 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
indian curry powder - 1 tsp

salt to taste
tomato chopped - 2 big sized
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
dry red chili - 2 to 3
curry leaves - 10 to 12
water as required

Method of Preparations:

1.Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan , fry baby onions,curry leaves , coriander seeds , red chili ,ginger , garlic and coconut.
2.Heat 1 cup water in a pan add ,one spoon of this fried masala and boil the chicken in the same water for about 5 minutes.

3.Let the rest of masala get cool and grind it to a smooth masala powder.

4.Heat 2 tbsp oil  in a frying pan and fry mustard seeds , curry leaves ,chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes.
5.Add chopped tomato and cook for 10 minutes .

6.Add turmeric powder and indian curry powder and mix well.
7.Add grinded masala , mix well and let it cook for 5 minute.
8.Add boiled chicken ,red chili powder ,salt to taste mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
9.Add tamarind paste, 1 cup water , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
10.Let the chicken cook properly , cover the lid and let it cook for more than 20 minutes.
11.Serve hot with biryani , plain rice or paranthas.