VARIETY FOODS: Varutha Kozhi Curry (Fried Chicken Curry)

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Varutha Kozhi Curry (Fried Chicken Curry)

Ingredients

Chicken -1 kg( cut into small pieces)
Chilly Powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Pepper Powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala powder-1/2tsp
Small onion -15
Green chilly-5
Ginger-big piece
Garlic-8
Big Onion-5
Tomato -2 small (chopped)
Curry leaves -2strings
Coriander leaves -1/4cup
Mint leaves -very small amount
Water-2cup
Coconut pieces (nalikera kothu)-few
Oil-for frying

For Marination

Chilly Powder-1tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder-11/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Salt-to taste
Curd-1tbsp
Egg-1
Pepper powder-1tsp

Method

Take small onion ,ginger ,garlic and green chilly..Crush them and keep them aside .
Marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned above and keep that aside for minimum half an hour .
After that heat oil in a deep bottomed kadai .
Fry the marinated chicken .fry till 3/4th stage
Keep fried chicken a side
Heat 3tbsp of coconut oil or any other oil of ur choice .
Fry the coconut pieces .
Add the crushed small onion-ginger-garlic -green chilly mix and saute them ..
Then add the sliced big onion,curry leaves,coriander leaves ,mint leaves and saute them along with the onion mix
Add salt
Saute them till it become brown in colour
Now add chilly powder ,turmeric powder,garam masala powder and pepper powder one by one
Saute them till its raw smell goes
Add tomato to the masala and cook well ..
Now u can see the oil coming out from the masala .
Its time to add the fried chicken to the masala .
Mix the fried chicken with masala and add 2 cup of water .
Check the salt
Close the kadai and cook the chicken in a low flame
Cook till the chicken become soft
Now open the kadai and allow the gravy to become semi medium thick(as the chicken is fried it wont take much time to cook fully)
So the chicken curry is ready to serve .
Transfer the curry to the serving bowl
Decorate with curry leaves
Its a great combination with ghee rice