Chettinad Chicken Curry Recipe / Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe is very popular in TamilNadu. Freshly grounded masala gives you a flawless aroma. Spicy lovers it’s for you all!! Adding the freshly grounded masala with a good proportion is more important for the taste and gives you a flawless aroma & delicious too. Once you tried this recipe in your kitchen, I am sure, you will make it again and again.

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CHETTINAD CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE / CHETTINAD CHICKEN KUZHAMBU RECIPE

Chettinad Chicken Curry Recipe / Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe is very popular in TamilNadu. Freshly grounded masala gives you a flawless aroma. Spicy lovers it’s for you all!!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Chicken, Chicken Curry, Non Veg

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

1/2 Kg Chicken with Bones
2 tbsp Gingerly oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 No Bay Leaf
1 No Cinnamon (1inch)
2 No Cloves
1 No Cardamom
1 No Big onion Finely chopped
1 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Few Curry Leaves
Few Corriander leaves
Salt Required

Chettinad Masala Paste :

1 No Big Onion Finely Chopped)
1 No Tomato (Medium size) Finely chopped
3 No Dry Red Chillies
1 tbsp Corriander Seeds
1 tsp Black pepper
1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 Nos Cinnamon (1 inch)
2 Nos Cardamom
2 Nos Cloves
1 tsp Cooking oil

Coconut Paste:

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
1/4 cup Grated Coconut
6 Nos Cashews

Instructions

To make Chettinad masala paste–> Take a pan d 1 tsp of oil and add the dry ingredients first and roast well, Then add the chopped onions, tomato saute well for a few mins. Add 1/2 cup of water and blend well into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
To make Coconut paste –>Take 1/4 cup grated coconut , fennel seeds, Cashews,1/4 cup of water in the blender and Blend well into a fine paste.
Heat a pan to add 2 tbsp of Gingerly oil, 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds, 1 tsp Cumin seeds,1 No Bay Leaf,1 Cinnamon (1inch), 2 Cloves,1 Cardamom, curry leaves and Then, add the chopped onion, 1 tsp salt, roast well.
Add turmeric powder, chili powder, and mix well. Then, add Ginger-Garlic paste and saute well until raw smell goes away.
Add the cleaned chicken and mix well. Add the grounded Chettinad masala paste, salt req, and mix well. Add ½ cup of water, mix and allow it to cook for 10 min.
Now, add Coconut milk paste and mix well, Add salt if required, Mix well and cook for 7-10 min.
Garnish it with few coriander leaves and serve it hot with Plain Rice, Dosa , Idly, Parotta, roti, Idiyappam,Poori, best side dish for all Chicken Biriyani.

Keyword CHETTINAD CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE, Chicken gravy, Chicken Kuzhambu recipe

Step by Step pictorial method of CHETTINAD CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE :

Step 1: Heat a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, Corriander seeds, Black pepper, Dry chilies, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom for 1 min. Then, add the chopped onion and roast well.

Step2 : Add the chopped tomato ,Mix and Saute well.

Step 3: Add 1/4 cup of water and blend well into a smooth paste, keep it aside.

Step 4: Add 1/2 cup of water with grated coconut, cashews, Fennel seeds in the blender and blend well into a fine paste. Keep it aside.

Step 5: Heat a pan to add oil, Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, curry leaves. Then, add the chopped onion, req salt and saute well.

Step 6: Add turmeric powder, chili powder, and mix well. then, add Ginger-Garlic paste and saute well until raw smell goes away.

Step 7: Add the cleaned chicken and mix well. Add the grounded masala paste, salt req, and mix well.

Step 8: If you want more gravy, add 1/2 cup of water and mix and cook well for 10 mins.

Step 9 : Add the coconut paste , mix and cook well for few min.

Step 10: Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it hot with Plain Rice, Dosa, Idly, Parotta, roti, Idiyappam, Poori, best side dish for all Chicken Biriyani.