Spicy Kerala Chicken curry

4 Servings

medium

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Spicy Kerala Chicken curry

This is the Southern Spicy cousin our Bengali curry, featuring exquisite deep spicy flavour of our Kerala Chaunk balanced with our mild Moghul Curry. The sauce is completely vegetarian and can even be made vegan by swapping almond or coconut cream in this recipe for regular cream.
Substitute the chicken with lentils, beans, chickpeas or paneer and you will have a fantastic mild vegetarian meal to please anyone.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cuisine India & South Asia
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 10-12 pieces of chicken, skin removed (legs, thighs or drumsticks or boneless thighs)
  • Salt & Pepper

For sauce

  • 2-3 tbsp Butter or oil
  • 2-3 tbsp Kerala Chaunk
  • 1 large Onion finely chopped
  • 1-2 tsp Moghul Curry
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp Ginger minced
  • 1 380ml can tomato sauce or puree
  • 1/2-3/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Remove skin from the chicken. Sprinkle with salt, pepper. Grill chicken on BBQ over medium low heat until almost done (10-15 minutes). (Alternatively, add olive oil to a sauté pan and fry chicken pieces over medium heat until almost done.)
    10-12 pieces of chicken, skin removed, Salt & Pepper
  • Heat oil or butter in a medium pot on medium heat. Add Kerala Chaunk. Bloom spices in oil for 1-2 minutes until fragrant and popping.
    2-3 tbsp Butter or oil, 2-3 tbsp Kerala Chaunk
  • Add onions and Sauté medium-low heat until soft (10-15 minutes).
    1 large Onion
  • Add ginger and garlic, cook for 1-2 minutes.
    3 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp Ginger
  • Add Moghul Curry and tomato sauce or puree, and half the water and salt. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.
    1-2 tsp Moghul Curry, 1 380ml can tomato sauce or puree, 1/2-3/4 cup water, 1 tsp salt
  • At this point you can whir the sauce with a hand blender or regular blender to make it smooth or leave it a bit textured with the whole spices. You can also cool and freeze it.
  • Add the chicken stirring to coat with the sauce, slowly bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered until chicken is tender about 30-45 minutes. (20-30 minutes for boneless chicken)
  • Remove lid and reduce sauce or add more water according to desired consistency.
  • Just before serving, add whipping cream. Stir and simmer until heated through. Adjust seasoning and garnish with fresh cilantro.
    1 cup whipping cream, 3 tbsp fresh cilantro
  • Serve with rice or chapati.
Keyword Chicken, Kerala Chaunk, Medium, Moghul Curry
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