Malabar Chicken Curry And an Award!!!


Another super recipe from my mom - The Malabar Chicken Curry. She prepares this whenever we have some special guests and serves it always with her special Ghee Rice. Yummy!!This is my favorite chicken recipe as well. The one that I always want to prepare when I buy chicken. Whenever we go home, my hubby ask my mom to prepare it for him. He likes that extra taste of the chicken when it is prepared out of the 'Kal Chatti' (Stone cooking pot). These days, he says the chicken is becoming tasty like when my mom prepares it. :-) So hope you will also love it...Give it a try...

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 kg
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tbsp
chilly powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Lime Juice - 1tbsp
Onion - 2,medium
Green chillies - 3
Tomato - 1 big
Ginger(chopped) - 1tbsp
Garlic(chopped) - 1tbsp
Curry leaves - a handful

For the masala

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
Garlic - 2 pods
Whole garam masala(cardmom,cloves,cinnamon pieces) - 2 each
Whole pepper corns - 10 to 15
Coriander Powder - 2tbsp
Curry leaves - few

Method:

Marinate the chicken with turmeric,chilly powder,salt and lime juice.Keep it refrigerated overnight or at least 1hr if you don't have time.
In a pan heat coconut oil and add grated coconut,pepper corns,whole garam masala,chopped garlic and curry leaves.Saute well till the coconut become dark brown colour.Add coriander powder to this.Mix well.allow it to cool.After that make it to a smooth paste.Keep it aside.
In a big pan heat oil and saute ginger,garlic and greenchillies .Add the sliced onion and saute well for 2 minutes .Add sliced tomato and mix well.To this add the marinated chicken , cover it and cook them till the chicken is half done.(don't add water).Add the masala paste and boil them for 10 minutes or till the chicken is done.
Garnish with Curry leaves.Serve hot .It goes well with Chappathi,appam or even with the plain rice.The best combination is 'Neychoru' or Ghee rice'-The recipe is coming soon!!! :-)





My friend Babli   of Khana Masala have passed this 'A Fabulous Award' to me.Thanks alot  dear for your encouragement and this wonderful gift.I am feeling very happy to receive this .Thank u so much for thinking of me and passing it on.



I am sharing this award with the following friends
Sangeetha Subhash
Vrinda
Padma
Sarah Naveen
Tina
Sandhya
Priya
Pria
Gulmohar
Rohini
Sushma Mallya

Keep rocking my dear friends!!!

Comments

  1. Sushma MallyaOctober 5, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    Flavourful dish...looks so spicy and mouth watering sree..loved the recipe, have bookmarked it and will surely try it this weekend...thanks for the recipe sree

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  2. Sushma MallyaOctober 5, 2009 at 12:33 AM

    Hi again sree...congraz on ur award and hope u get lots more in near future..keep going and thanks a lot for sharing it with me as well

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  3. PriyaOctober 5, 2009 at 12:42 AM

    Such a delicious dish..am hungry now..Congrats on ur award and thanks for sharing dear..

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  4. SanghiOctober 5, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Wow.. drooling over your curry sree.. Looks delicious! Yummy!

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  5. RohiniOctober 5, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Thanks a ton dear.. That was so sweet of you!! :)

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  6. *sangi*October 5, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    Sree kutty,

    y r u tempting me dear???
    Really delicious post!!!

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  7. Sandhya HariharanOctober 5, 2009 at 2:11 AM

    Thanks a lot Sree.. for sharing with me.. Will collect it soon.

    may you get many more of the same.

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  8. NostalgiaOctober 5, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    Thank you Sree for your award... I am sure Nami will be over to thank you soon as well...Your curry looks yummy! Thank you for sharing.

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  9. Sarah NaveenOctober 5, 2009 at 6:02 AM

    Chicken curry looks so gorgeous dea...yummy yummy!!!
    Congrats on the award and thnx a lot for thinking of me...

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  10. KothiyavunuOctober 5, 2009 at 6:11 AM

    Chicken curry kandittu control cheyyan pattunnilla..njan ennu thaneeeeeee sree curry try cheyamitoo....kidilam!!!!
    Congrats da,Eniyum orupadu orupadu uyarathil ethateenu aashamshikunnu!!!!Thanks a ton for sharing with me dear....

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  11. VrindaOctober 5, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    Congrats on ur awards dear and thanx a lot for thinking of me..Pinne chicken curry with ghee rice,vere enthu venam,all time fav for malabaries,looks yumm

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  12. PadmaOctober 5, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Chicken looks very flavorful, spicy and delicious... and congrats on your award Sree and wishes to get many more and thanks a lot for sharing it with me :)

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  13. GulmoharOctober 5, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    Sreee...Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful award :-) And congrats to you !!!
    Chicken curry looks yummmm..

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  14. veenaOctober 5, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    Hi first time here ...u have a very nice blog ..mouthwatering chicken curry ..keep in touch ..love veena

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  15. sexychap87October 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    Chechi...marvalous....superb..as a hotel management graduate i can see a lot of potential and attitude in u through this blog..Rock on..am expecting some extremely different receipes in ur blog...Best of luck...

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  16. RajeOctober 7, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Hi, First time here. You have a lovely space. Following you. Checkout my blog when you have a chance.

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