Varutharacha Kozhi curry / Chicken curry - Chicken in Roasted Coconut Gravy Kerala Recipe

Varutharacha Kozhi curry / Chicken curry -  Chicken in Roasted Coconut Gravy Kerala Recipe:

Ingredients:

For marination:
Chicken - 1 kg(cut into medium sized pieces)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly-powder - 1/2 tsp

For roasting:
Coconut (grated) - 1 cup
Chillypowder - 1 tbsp
Corianderpowder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Turmericpowder - 1/2  tsp
Coconut (grated) - 1 cup
Shallots(Kunjulli) - 2 nos
Garlic cloves - 3 nos
Ginger - 2 nos(Cut into small pieces)
Whole Pepper - 2 tsp
Fennelseeds (Perumjeerakam) - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp

onion - 2 nos
Tomato - 1 small
Greenchillies - 3 nos(chopped)
Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Coconut Oil  - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - Plenty
Salt - As reqd

Method of Preparation:

1. Wash  and  cut the chicken pieces then marinate it with chilly powder, turmeric powder, and required salt for one hour.

2.In thick kadai Dry roast the shallots, garlic cloves, grated coconut,Pepper,fennel seed and curry leaves until the coconut turns golden brown in colour. 

3.Put the  low flame add chilly powder, coriander, turmeric saute until the  raw smell goes.

4.Turn off the flame and allow to cooling and then grind firmly by adding little water.

5.Heat oil in a kadai add mustard seeds when it starts splutter add onions and green chilies ,ginger garlic paste and curry leaves.

6.Then, When the color changes to slight brown,add tomatoes and mix well.

7.When it starts to boil,Then  add the marinated chicken pieces along with  the ground coconut paste into the kadai. and cover with a lid.and cook in 10 to 15 mints in medium flame.

 8.When the chicken is cooked well,spread some pepper powder, garam masala and curry leaves on top.cook uncovered until  the  gravy reaches  desired  consistency. 

9.Turn off  heat serve and Enjoy

Serve  with Porrotta ,chappathi and appam ,Idiyappam  And Enjoy!!!