Chicken Coondapur style

Name: Chicken Coondapur style
Prep time: 20m
Cook time: 40m
Cuisine: South Indian

Made with coconut milk and lots of chillies, this is a versatile South Indian curry

Cuisine:South Indian

Cook time:40m

Prep time:20m

Servings:

5-6 whole dried red chillies

1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp garlic, chopped

1 tsp coriander seeds

4-5 curry leaves

2 onions, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

4-5 kokum, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes and juice extracted

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

Salt, to taste

1 chicken breast, cut into cubes

1 cup coconut milk

2 tbsp grated fresh coconut

1 cup fresh coriander, chopped

1. Boil whole dry red chillies, break one in small cubes and grind the rest to a fine paste.

2. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add garlic, coriander seeds, broken dry red chilli and curry leaves.

3. When they begin to crackle, add onion and saute till golden.

4. Add tomato, kokum juice, chilli powder, red chili paste, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.

5. Saute for 2 minutes . Add chicken and coconut milk and cook till done.

6. Add fresh coconut and stir till dry.

7. Add chopped coriander.

8. Serve hot garnished with dry coconut flakes and a coriander sprig.

Recipe courtesy: Saurabh Malhotra, Options, Dubai World Trade Centre

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