Kozhi Mulakittathu - Chicken in Spicy Sauce
Servings 4 -6
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken cleaned and cut into medium pcs
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 3 large onions minced
- 3/4 tsp ginger paste
- 3/4 tsp garlic paste
- 3 green chillies slit
- 1 large ripe tomato chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp Kashmir red chilli powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp fennel powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- For tempering:
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 6 shallots chopped
- 3 dry chillies
- Coriander and curry leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan. Saute the onions till soft.
- Add ginger, garlic and green chillies and cook till the raw smell is gone.
- Now add in the tomato and cook till it is mashed up.
- Add all the masala powders along with the salt, coat it well. Drizzle in some water and cook down the masala till it gets done well.
- Add the chicken and mix well. Cook for around 5 minutes on medium flame.
- Add water as required and cook on low flame till the chicken is done.
- For final tempering, heat oil in a small fry pan, fry the fenugreek seeds and shallots till soft. Fry the curry leaves and dry chillies. Add it into the curry.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.
Notes
The curry should be having a fierce red color, however, since I did not add much Kashmiri red chilli powder, it looks more pale. Add around 3 teaspoons of Kashmiri red chilli powder and 1.5 to 2 teaspoons of normal red chilli powder for the perfect color - that is if you can take that much of spice levels!!!