Chicken Kuzhambu (Kozhi)

Ingredients

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Chicken – 1 Kg

Chilli powder – 2 Tbsp

Coriander powder - 2 Tbsp 

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Thalika/Tadka 

1. Fennel seeds – 1 tspn
2. Curry leaves – 2 strips 

Masala

1. Red onion – 2 large 
2. Coconut – ¾ of one half of a medium size coconut
3. Garlic – 10 cloves
4. Ginger – 1 inch
5. Curry leaves – 2 strips 

Method

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1. Clean the chicken and marinate it with turmeric powder and salt for 30 mins 

2. Fry the ingredients under masala in a little oil and grind it into a paste.

3. Heat 2 Tbsps oil in a pan and add the chicken and fry it till the chicken is sealed. Then add the chilli and coriander powder and mix it well with the chicken. Add the ground masala and adjust the water level as 

required. Close with lid and cook until chicken is cooked.

4. Heat another pan and 1 tbsp oil and add the thalika ingredients. Once the fennel seeds is brown add it to the kuzhambu and cover it with a lid.

5. Ready to serve