Spicy Country Style Chicken Kuzhambu is a delicious curry. The species blend together with coconut and cashew makes it a flavoursome and rich. This Chicken Kuzhambu never fails to sweep the hearts of the tasters.
Highly Recommended !!
Ingredients :
- Chicken 450 gms
- Cinnamon 2 “
- Cardamom 3-4
- Cloves 3-4
- Onions 2(sliced )
- Green chilly 2
- Curry leaves a few
- Turmeric 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Ghee/oil 1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves to garnish
Grind to a paste :
- Ginger 1/2″
- Garlic 3-4(pearls )
- Onion 1 (chopped )
- Cumin 1 tsp
- Fennel 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
- Red chilly powder 11/2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves a bunch
- Coconut 2-3tbsp(grated )
- Cashew 4-5
Method :
- In a pressure cooker add the chicken ,toss it till it changes colour.
- Add some salt and give a good mix.
- Add the ground paste & give it a toss.
- Add water ( 1-2 cups ) ,give it a mix.
- Close and cook . ( 10 min approx. )
- Release the pressure ,check if meat is cooked.
- Set aside.
- In a kadai heat oil /ghee .
- Roast the cashew to brown colour and set aside to garnish .
- In the same oil / ghee add the whole species and toss.
- Add onions,green chilly and curry leaves, allow the colour to change.
- Add a ladle of the curry into the kadai ,transfer the contents in the kadai to the cooker .
- Give it a boil .
- Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashew.
- Serve hot with rice /roti/idly/dosa.
