Brown Chicken Kuruma recipe#Chicken recipes #Chicken in thick coconut gravy recipe

Chicken Kuruma is our all time fav

Ingredients needed

1. Chicken pieces - 1 Kg
2. Coriander powder - 1 Tsp
3. Chilli powder - 1/2 Tsp
4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
5. Onion sliced - 3
6. Curry leaves - 3 sprig
7. Tomato - 2
8. Green chillies - 5
9. Ginger chopped - 1/2 Tsp
10. Garlic chopped - 1/2 Tsp
11. Salt - to taste
12. Oil - 3 Tb sp

Method

• To a pan,add oil, and when it becomes hot Saute Half of the chopped onion until soft and brown in medium flame.Add lit salt.
• When onion is half cooked, add chopped ginger and garlic and saute until brown.
• Reduce the flame and add all the masalas and fry.Saute until the oil becomes clear.
• Switch off the flame and cool this mix.
• Make a smooth paste with this masala and onion.
• Take another pan and saute the balance sliced onion with slited green chillies. 
• When the onion becomes brown,add the masala onion paste and mix.
• Add cleaned chicken pieces and chopped tomato.
• MIX the masala with chicken,cover and cook in high -  medium flame for 2 minutes.
• Then reduce the flame to medium when the water oozed out from chicken.
• When the chicken is fully cooked after 15 - 20 minutes,add fresh coconut paste or milk(1/4 cup) for thick gravy.

• Don't allow to boil if you add coconut milk.
• Cook until the chicken cooks completely and the gravy becomes brown n thick.
• Serve warm with any rice dishes or flat Indian bread like roti,chapathi etc.Its best for Palappam and Idiappam.

Try this simple Chicken kuruma next time

Have a great day.

Riya

Kottayam Kitchen