Chicken gravy is my mom’s recipe. It is a quick & my all-time favourite recipe with readily available masala. Try out this at the weekend with hot idlis for breakfast. you can also have it with chapati, or biriyani, white rice, idly, and dosa.

Chicken Gravy

Simple Chicken gravy can be made it quickly with readily available masalas.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Course Chicken, Chicken Curry

Cuisine South Indian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

1 Kg Chicken pieces with bone you can also use country chicken also
2 no big onions Finely Chopped
15 nos shallots
2 no medium size tomato
1/2 cup coconut pieces
1 tbsp sakthi 65 chicken masala if you don't want readymade masala. you can skip it . and adjust the spicy level with your homemade kuzhambu masala
2 tbsp Homemade Kuzhambu Masala adjust according to your spice level
2 tsp Kashmiri chili
2 no Green chili
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Mustard seeds & urad dal
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 inch Cinnamon
2 nos Cloves & cardamom
2 sprig Curry leaves
1/2 cup Chopped Coriander Leaves

Instructions

Preparation:

Wash and clean the chicken bone-in pieces with enough water and keep them aside.
Add the tomatoes to the blender, make a fine paste and keep it aside.
Take 1/2 cup of coconut pieces with water and make a fine paste using the blender. Keep it in the blender. heat 1 tsp of oil , and shallots in a pan , and cook until the onions turn golden brown. add it to the coconut paste and grind well. Keep the onion coconut paste aside.

Method :

Heat a casserole pan on medium flame. Add 2 tbsp of gingerly oil , once the oil gets heated add cinnamon, cloves cardamom, fennel seeds, and cumin seeds.
Add the chopped big onions and cook until it turns glossy . then, add the ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell disappears.
Add the cleaned Chicken pieces, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, Kashmiri chili powder, and salt to taste. Mix well
Add the tomato paste mix, and cook for 5 minutes.
Now , add Sakthi chicken 65 masala , Homemade kuzhmabu powder , and salt to taste. Mix and cook for 4 mins on high flame by covering with lid.
Add the coconut onion paste with 1/4 cup water mix and cook on Low- medium flame until the oil separates.
Once the oil separates , garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and Temper it with mustard , urad dal, and curry leaves .
Yummy Chicken Curry is ready to serve . Serve it with hot idlies , chapathi or with Plain steamed white rice

Keyword Chicken Curry, Chicken Kuzhambu recipe

Step-by-step pictorial method to make Chicken Gravy

Recipe :

Step 1: Blend two tomatoes into a smooth puree. Keep it aside.

Step 2: Add the coconut pieces with 4 tbsp of water. Blend well into a fine paste.

Step 3: Heat 1 tsp of oil with 12 nos of shallots in a pan. cook until the shallots turn golden brown. add it to the coconut paste and grind well into a smooth paste. Keep the onion coconut paste aside.

Step 4: Heat a casserole pan on medium flame. Add 2 tbsp of gingerly oil, once the oil gets heated add cinnamon, cloves cardamom, fennel seeds, and cumin seeds.

Step 5: Now, Add the chopped big onions and cook until it turns glossy. then, add the ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell disappears.

Step 6: Add the cleaned Chicken pieces, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, Kashmiri chili powder, and salt to taste. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.

Step 7: Then, add the tomato paste Mix, and cook well for 3 mins.

Step 8: Now add Sakthi chicken 65 masala, Homemade kuzhmabu powder , and salt to taste.

Step 9: Mix and cook for 7 mins on high flame by covering with lid.

Step 10: Now add the coconut onion paste with 1/4 cup water mix and cook on Low- medium flame until the oil separates.

Step 11: Once the oil separates, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves

Step 11: Heat a pan, add 1 tsp mustard & urad dal, 1 tsp cumin seeds, and allow the mustard seeds gets pop up. add 2 sprigs of curry leaves. Pour it on the top of the chicken gravy.

Yummy Chicken Curry is ready to serve. Serve it with hot idlis, chapati or with Plain steamed white rice.

If you try this Chicken Gravy Recipe, leave a comment below. Enjoy cooking!

Chicken gravy