By Vidya Chandrababu
South Indian Style Quick Chicken Kurma Recipe
11 steps
Prep:15minCook:30min
Chicken Kurma is a delicious south Indian curry that is made with coconut, chicken and whole spices. This Kurma goes well with Idli, Dosa, Idiyappam and Chappathi. Try this recipe once and you will make it again and again.
Updated at: Thu, 30 May 2024 05:33:51 GMT
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Ingredients
4 servings
Kurma Paste
½ cupcoconut
grated
1 tspfennel seeds
10pepper
1 tsppoppy seeds
1 tspwhite sesame seeds
5badam
5cashew
0.5onion
For Chicken Kurma Gravy
½ cupcoconut oil
1 Tbspghee
2bay leaves
2 inchcinnamon
15pepper
1 tspfennel seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
2cardamom
2cloves
2star anise
2black stone flower
Kalpasi
2mace
3green chillies
finely chopped
1 inchginger
finely chopped
5 clovesgarlic
finely chopped
2onion
big, sliced
curry leaves
0.5kgchicken
1 tspchilli powder
¼ tspturmeric
2 tspsalt
or as required
2 tspcoriander powder
½ tspcumin powder
1 tsppepper powder
0.5curd
thick
2 ½ cupwater
mint leaves
½ tspgaram masala
½ cupcoriander leaves
For Tempering
Instructions
Kurma Masala Paste
Step 1
In a bowl take 1 tsp poppy seeds, 5 badham and 5 cashew and soak it in hot water for 10-15min
Step 2
Now take a small mixi and add the soaked Poppy seeds, 5 badham, 5 cashew, 1/2 cup grated coconut, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 10 pepper, 1 tsp white sesame seeds, 1/2 onion and little water to make a paste.
Kurma Gravy
Step 3
In a cooker add 1/2 cup coconut oil and 1 tbsp Ghee and let it heat.
Step 4
Now add 2 bay leaves, 2 inch cinnamon sticks, 15 pepper, 1 tsp Fennel seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 cardamom, 2 cloves, 2 star anise, 2 black stone flower and 2 maize and let it cook until you get the aroma.
Step 5
Add finely chopped 3 green chillies, 1 inch ginger, 5 cloves garlic, 2 onion big and Curry leaves and mix it well.
Step 6
To this add the cleaned 1/2 kg chicken and mix it well. Cook for 5 minutes under medium heat.
Step 7
Now add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional), 2 tsp Salt or 1 tsp Rock Salt, 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp pepper powder. To this add 1/2 cup curs and mix it well and let it cook in high flame for sometime.
Step 8
Add the Kurma paste and add 2.5 cups of water
Step 9
Add Mint leaves and pressure cook till 1 whistle
Step 10
In the meantime, take a small saucepan add 2 tbsp coconut oil, Curry leaves and 3 dried red chillies and fry it.
Step 11
Once the pressure is released add 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 cup coriander leaves and the tempering before turning off the flame.
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