Varutharacha Kozhi curry Malabar style / Chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy

Varutharacha Kozhi curry Malabar style / Chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy

     Varutharacha Kozhi curry Malabar style / Chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy is one of the authentic taste from Malabar. It goes well with malabar nice pathiri. You can also serve this with dosa, appam, idiyappam etc. Let's see how we can prepare it...

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Ingredients:

1. For gravy:

• Chicken-1kg
• Onion- 2 cups,sliced.
• Tomato-2 large,chopped
• Garlic paste- 2 Tbspn. 
• Ginger paste – 2 Tbspn.
• Green chilli-4-6 nos.
• Chilli powder-  2-3 Tbspn.
• Coriander powder-2-3 Tbspn.
• Turmeric powder- 3/4-1 tsp
• Pepper powder – 1 tsp.
• Salt

2. For roasting:

• Grated Coconut-1 cup
• Shallots-6-8
• Curry leaves-2 sprigs
• Cardamom – 4-6 nos.
• Cinnamon- 3 pieces, 1’’ 
• Cloves-4-6
• Coconut oil-1 tbsp
• Fennel seeds – 2 tsp.

3. For tempering:

• Shallots – 1 tbspn. Finley chopped.
• Curry leaves.
• Coconut oil – 2 tbspn.

Varutharacha Kozhi curry Malabar style / Chicken curry in roasted coconut gravy

Method of preparation:

1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. To this add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and fennel seeds. Roast it until nice aroma comes. Then add shallots, curry leaves and grated coconut. Roast and cook till coconut becomes golden brown. Keep stirring in between. Let it cool. Transfer to a blender and blend it to smooth by adding some  water.
2. Take a deep pan. To this transfer chicken pieces, onion, tomato, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt.  Mix this well. Allow it to rest for 1/2 hour.
3. Add enough amount of water and allow it to cook it in a medium flame.
4. (Cook chicken until it become 75% cooked )
5. To this transfer the grounded paste of coconut, Mix well. Add ½ cup of water if needed. Add some more salt and bring to boil.
6. Cook till the chicken is fully done.
7. For preparing tempering, Heat 2 tbspn. of coconut oil in a pan. To this fransfer chopped shallots, add curry leaves until the shallots becomes golden brown colour.
8. Pour this tempering over the chicken curry we already made.
9. Mix well.
10. Now out tasty “Kozhi varutharacha curry” is ready to serve.
11. Serve hot with malabar pathiri.
12. Enjoy!!!