Kerala Style Chicken Molee
- luvlittlehearts
- Aug 31, 2016
- 2 min read
Ingredients:-
Bowl 1
Chicken - 1 lb
Garlic - 2 or 3 small cloves
Ginger - a very small piece
Green chilis - 2 or 3
Turmeric powder - a large pinch
Bowl 2
Oil - 2 table spoon
Cinnamon - 1
Cardamom - 4
Cloves - 5
Star Anise - 1
Bay leaves - 1 or 2
Mace - 1 ( optional)
Bowl 3
Onion chopped - 2
Garlic sliced - 1 or 2 cloves
Ginger chopped - 1/2 tea spoon
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Black peppercorns - 1 tea spoon( lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle)
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon
Tomato chopped - 1 big
Thick coconut milk - 3/4 to 1 cup
Ghee/Butter
A handful of raisins and cashew nuts
Method: Clean and cut chicken pieces into 1.5 inch cubes . Blitz ginger , garlic and green chili into a coarse paste and marinate chicken pieces with this paste , turmeric powder and salt to taste. Set aside for 30 minutes. If keeping for more than that refrigerate it. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add all the ingredients in Bowl 2 and fry for a minute. Add chopped onions and fry for a couple of minutes and add garlic , ginger and curry leaves. Saute for 5-7 minutes. Add turmeric powder and toss well. Stir in marinated chicken pieces and stir fry for another 5 minutes. Stir in crushed black peppercorns and thin coconut milk and 1/2 cup water and cook covered for 15- 20 minutes. Uncover, add chopped tomato , sprinkle garam masala and cook it covered for another 5-8 minutes. Pour the thick coconut milk ,adjust the salt and simmer for a couple of minutes. Add fried cashews and raisins in ghee and add to the curry and serve.
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