Coorgi Style Chicken Curry Recipe

Name: Coorgi Style Chicken Curry Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cuisine: Coorg
Ingredients: For chicken marinade; 1 kg Chicken; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1 tablespoon Oil; 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds; 2 tablespoon Whole Black Peppercorns; 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 1 inch Ginger; 12 cloves Garlic; 5 Green Chillies; 1 cup Fresh coconut; grated; 20 Curry leaves; For the gravy; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds); 4 Dry Red Chillies; 1 Onion; chopped; 2 Tomatoes; chopped; 1 teaspoon Sugar; Salt; to taste; 1 teaspoon Kachampuli; Oil

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 45 M

Course Lunch

Cuisine Coorg

Diet Non Vegeterian

Coorgi style chicken curry is one of the specialty and the use of kachampuli makes this authentic and delicious. Coorgi style chicken curry is best served with steamed rice for a hearty lunch.

Ingredients

For chicken marinade
1 kg Chicken
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
1 tablespoon Oil
1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
2 tablespoon Whole Black Peppercorns
1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
1 inch Ginger
12 cloves Garlic
5 Green Chillies
1 cup Fresh coconut
grated
20 Curry leaves
For the gravy
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
4 Dry Red Chillies
1 Onion
chopped
2 Tomatoes
chopped
1 teaspoon Sugar
Salt
to taste
1 teaspoon Kachampuli
Oil

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Coorgi Style Chicken Curry, wash and clean the chicken thoroughly and cut the chicken into medium curry cut pieces

Step 2

In a bowl, marinate the chicken along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and oil

Step 3

Keep aside for an hour in fridge

Step 4

Heat a pan on medium flame, dry roast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves and coconut for about 4-5 minutes till the aroma comes

Step 5

Turn off the flame

Step 6

Cool the masala and grind it into a fine paste by adding a tablespoon of water

Step 7

Keep aside

Step 8

Heat a kadai on medium flame add oil, and mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and dried red chillies

Step 9

When the mustard seeds begin to splutter, add onions

Step 10

Saute till golden brown

Step 11

Add the ground masala paste with some water

Step 12

Add the tomatoes, salt and sugar

Step 13

Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy

Step 14

Now add the marinated chicken, along with some water

Step 15

Cover the kadai and simmer till the chicken is well cooked

Step 16

Once the chicken is cooked add the kachampuli and cook for a minute

Step 17

Cover the chicken and cook for 10-15 minutes before serving with steamed rice

Step 18

Coorgi Style Chicken Curry is best served with Coorg Style Kadumbuttu/Kadambuttu or plain akki roti for a simple weekday meal