Preethi Nan Guarantee: chicken curry recipes

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Simple & Tasty Chicken Gravy

This chicken gravy is very easy to cook and prepared with basic ingredients and also tastes so good.In this recipe you no need to add coconut or coconut milk and no grinding is involved.This is best to be served with rice and chapathi.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 3/4kg
Cinnamon - 1
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 4
Onions - 3 chopped
Tomatoes - 2 chopped
Green Chillies - 3
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tblsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt - as required
Water - as required
Methi leaves/Coriander leaves - for garnish
Coconut oil - 3 tblsp

Method :

Firstly, take the chicken pieces in a bowl and add turmeric powder a pinch and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add whole spices cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
Now add in the chopped onions and green chillies and saute it till it is transparent.
Add a little salt, so that the onions easily turns golden brown.
Then add ginger garlic paste and saute it till the raw smell goes off.
Now add the spice powders like red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder and fry for few minutes.
After few minutes, add the chopped tomatoes and if required add a little water and cover & cook on medium flame.
Now add the chicken pieces and mix it well with the masala.
Also, add required water and salt as per taste and cook covered the chicken for atleast 20 minutes.
Once it is done, garnish the gravy with methi leaves or fresh coriander leaves.
Serve hot with steamed rice.

Step by step pics :

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves & cardamom

Add onions and green chillies

Add ginger garlic paste

Add all spice powders

Saute it for a minute

Add chopped tomatoes

Saute till tomatoes turn soft

Add chicken pieces

Coat it well with the masala

Add salt to taste

Mix well

Add water and mix well

Cover and cook

Garnish with methi leaves

Serve

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Chicken Curry Recipe

This chicken curry is very simple and easy to make. There are so many variations in preparing chicken curry and this is my mom's own way of cooking it. Coconut based curries bring out a unique flavor and taste, so that this chicken curry also includes it.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1 kg
Coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tblsp
Pepper powder - 1 tblsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tblsp
Fennel powder - 1tblsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp
Shallots - 10 nos
Mustard seeds - 1 tblsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste
Coconut oil - 2 tblsp

Method :

In a kadai, take all spice powders, red chilli powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder ad roast it for 1 minute and keep aside.
In the same kadai, add fresh coconut and roast till light golden brown color and keep it aside to cool down.
Take coconut in blender and make it into a fine paste by adding water.
Take chicken and add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Pour water into chicken and allow it to cook.
When the chicken is half done, add salt to taste and cover & cook.
Open the lid and once the chicken is cooked well, add all the fried spice powders and mix well.
Then add the grounded coconut mixture into chicken stir well.
In a pan, pour coconut oil and saute mustard seeds, curry leaves, shallots and fry till golden.
Now add this to chicken and mix well.
Allow it to cook and at last add coconut milk (optional).
Taste the chicken curry and check if salt is needed.
Serve with rice, roti or chapathi.