Kerala Chicken Masala

A simple tasty chicken preparation adorned by the generous use of ginger garlic, spices and curry leaves glorifying the taste of this dish. It is a good combo with bread, appam,  fried rice and normal rice and curries.

Recipe

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 kg

Onion (large) – 2 thinly sliced

Tomato – 1 large

Green chillies – 2 chopped finely

Ginger (grated) – 1 tbsp

Garlic ( grated ) – 1 tbsp

Curry leaves – a sprig

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tbsp

Kashmiri Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tbsp

Chicken Masala – 1 tbsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Crushed black pepper – ½ tsp

Salt – to taste

Coconut oil – 3 tbsp

Steps

Heat a kadai in medium flame and when hot add in coconut oil

Then add in curry leaves and grated ginger and garlic and sauté for a minute

Now add in the onions and salt and sauté till they turn golden brown in colour taking care it should not be burnt

Then lower the flame and add in turmeric powder and sauté for a minute

Now with a minute gap between adding each powder add these in this order . Coriander powder followed by chicken masala followed by Kashmiri chilli powder followed by garam masala and then crushed black pepper powder taking care to sauté each one for 1 minute. Add more oil if needed if the mixture is drying out.

Now add in tomato chopped finely to the mixture and keep covered after mixing well to cook for 3 to 5 minutes.

Now open and add in the cut chicken pieces to this and mix well.

Keep covered and let it cook for 7 to 8 minutes. Now open and cook till you attain a nice dark brown colour but if you want the masala do not dry it out completely and switch off flame when chicken pieces are cooked.

Serve hot. Enjoy