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Chettinad Chicken Curry Recipe / Chettinad Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe

July 10, 2014 By Aarthi 72 Comments

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Chettinad Chicken, The most popular chicken curry, how did i stayed away these long without posting it in my blog. I dont know. Anyway now i have found that and immediately made it and took pictures of it to post here. I have made this so many time, it is a so tasty dish, different from the one which you get in restaurants. In my place i couldn’t find a good chettinad chicken, every thing tasted either too spicy and not much flavourful..

This curry has lots of freshly roasted spices and coconut which is then ground to a fine paste and added it to the chicken. YUMMY..Your total house will smell heavenly when you make this..And i cooked the chicken in pressure cooker, if you dont have one, just make this in a kadai and simmer it for a long time till the chicken is cooked. I hope you will give this and try and let me know how it turned out.

Mean while Check out my another roasted spiced chicken curry which is a kadai chicken recipe..


Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 45 to 50 mins
Serves : 3 to 4

Ingredients:
Chicken – 1/2 kg / 500 grams
Onions – 2 large sliced thinly
Tomatoes – 2 medium size cubed
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tblspn
Curry Leaves a small handful
Oil – 2 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice – 2 tblspn
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – 3 tblspn chopped finely

For Chettinad Masala:
Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli – 3 tblspn
Dry Red Chilli – 4 to 5 or to taste
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Cinnamon Stick / Pattai – 5 cm stick
Kalpasi / Black Stone Flower – 3 pieces (dagad phool/patthar ka phool) 
Whole Peppercorns – 2 tsp
Cardamom Pods / Yelakai – 5
Star Anise / Natchathira Sombu – 1 
Cloves / Krambu – 4
Fresh Coconut – 1/4 cup grated and packed

Method:
Add salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice to chicken and mix well. Let it marinate for 15 to 20 mins.
Now Make the chettinad masala. Dry roast all the spices except coconut in a kadai till it turns golden. once it turn golden add in coconut and roast till the coconut turns light golden. Remove them to a mixer and grind them to a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in onions and saute till it turns soft.
Add in curry leaves and ginger garlic paste. Saute for a min.
Add in marinated chicken and mix well. Add in cubed tomatoes and mix well. Cover the cooker and cook it for 2 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Switch off the heat and let them steam go all by itself.
Open the cooker and pour the chicken in a kadai. Add more water if needed. 
Add the ground masala and mix well.Cover and simmer for 10 mins.
Add in coriander leaves and serve.

Pictorial:
Take your chicken pieces
Season with some salt
Add in turmeric powder
Squeeze some lemon juice
Mix well and let it marinate for 15 to 20 mins
Spices for chettinad masala
Add all of them to a dry pan
Roast them till it turns golden
When it is almost golden, add in coconut
Toast them till it turn little golden
Spices beautifully roasted
take them in a blender
Puree them by adding some water

Now take your other ingredients
Heat oil in a pressure cooker
Add some onions
Saute till it turn soft
Now addd in ginger garlic paste
lots of curry leaves
Add in marianted chicken
Mix that around
Add in cubed tomatoes
cover and cook
Now the chicken is cooked to perfection
Transfer that to a kadai
Add more water if needed, Bring it to boil again
Add in the chettinad masala
mix well
cover and simmer
This is how it looks after simmered for a while
Add in lots of chopped coriander leaves
Serve
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    July 20, 2014 at 10:12 am

    Yummy I tried it today for Sunday special lunch.. It turned out fantabulous… 🙂 Thank you for the special dish.. 🙂

    Reply
    • Vaish Krishnan

      July 23, 2014 at 11:01 pm

      Thanx for this will try soon! Do you hv a recipe for Pineapple rasam?

      Reply
  2. Aarthi

    July 24, 2014 at 9:07 am

    @Vaish Krishnanhttps://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/07/pineapple-rasam-recipe.html

    Reply
  3. Alpa Devalia Naik

    July 27, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    I made this for lunch today , it was very tasty & easy to prepare . For evening m going to try the chicken tangdi kabab …. Thanx Aarthi for the delicious recipies

    Reply
  4. priya

    October 21, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Yummy but more spicy.

    Reply
  5. priya

    October 30, 2014 at 10:22 am

    Superb
    I loved it

    Reply
  6. Priya

    December 13, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    Loved it.. bagged appreciation too..really yummy

    Reply
  7. Priya

    December 13, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Really yummy..mmmm…thanks yaar

    Reply
  8. Dav

    January 26, 2015 at 4:02 am

    @Anonymous

    Hi, I've made this and other similar recipes before but it doesn't work out quite right…almost like only half the masala should go in at the end…always ends up like grainy curry (despite the masala being very finely ground to a paste) and quite dry. Any suggestions? thanks

    Reply
  9. infanta

    January 28, 2015 at 8:35 am

    Looks yummy ..

    Reply
  10. yawanika

    February 1, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    I can sum up the Recipe in just one word…….Amazing.

    It reminded me of a restaurant recipe and I had it with naan.

    Thank you for this amazing recipe aarthi.

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    February 7, 2015 at 10:03 am

    Hi aarthi I tried this receipt today it was awesome came out very well .everyone in our family appreciated me and asked receipe .

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    February 7, 2015 at 10:06 am

    Hi aarthi I tried this today for lunch it came out very well .everyone in our family appreciated me and asked the receipe

    Good job ya

    Reply
  13. Mahesh

    February 11, 2015 at 5:49 pm

    Thank you for sharing
    Will try this

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    February 23, 2015 at 6:46 am

    Hi, today made this dish. But I felt the smell of cardamom was strong. I think I went wrong while roasting.

    Reply
  15. Anonymous

    February 23, 2015 at 9:28 am

    Hi, Tried this recipe today but the Smell of cardamom was strong. What may be the mistake??

    Reply
  16. Aarthi

    February 23, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    @AnonymousYou have added too much cardamom or may be burnt it while roasting.

    Reply
  17. Anonymous

    March 1, 2015 at 8:05 am

    The cooking time for the chicken is too much if u're using broiler chicken. It's perfect for desi chicken though. Awesome recipe! Thanks!Gulshan devaiya?

    Reply
  18. Graceravi

    March 16, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    Mouth watering receipe……! Could u please tell how to make dry methi powder from a fresh methi leaves

    Reply
  19. Anonymous

    March 18, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    Awesome.. The pictures really help and makes it easy to go through the recipe 🙂
    Keep it up..

    Reply
  20. Mrs. Edward

    April 4, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    Great recipe…like most of your others ! The step by step pictures are a big help, and sets you apart from the other websites. Keep cooking ! Keep sharing ! Thanks a ton !!

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    April 25, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    One of the best recipe.
    Thank you. Keep up your great stuff and innovative presentation. Thanks.

    Reply
  22. sharmila

    April 29, 2015 at 9:18 am

    Your blog has almost all the recipes I google for… U rock big time!!! This recipe is outta the world… Hats off!!!

    Reply
  23. Keerthikha Asokan

    April 29, 2015 at 9:26 am

    Awesome recipe Arthi. I tried it out today n it came out really well. spicey Spicey yummyyum…

    Reply
  24. Suresh

    May 4, 2015 at 2:33 am

    Tried today after a tiring day. It was awesome. Thanks for the steps. It suited very well for idly.

    Reply
  25. nvn balakrishna

    May 20, 2015 at 6:29 am

    Yummy recipe…… http://Www.planetfoodgeeks.com

    Reply
  26. veeyem002

    May 24, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    Tried it today , turned out a tasty aromatic dish … Great demonstration .. Loved it 😊 thank u

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    June 7, 2015 at 6:41 am

    Hi, thanks for the really nice recipe, but can u pls tell why we need to transfer the chicken to kadai before adding the masala ? Why can't we just add it to the pressure cooker ?

    Reply
  28. Aarthi

    June 9, 2015 at 4:56 am

    @Anonymousu can cook it in pressure cooker itself. but i transfer so i can take pics easily and clearly

    Reply
  29. MADHUSUDHANAN

    July 13, 2015 at 7:50 am

    My father use to cook this recipe well when i was kid ;now he is aged cant make it like before; last week i prepared with 1.5 kg chicken and served whole family; every one said it resembled my fathers preparation.

    Reply
  30. Aparna

    August 2, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    I'm vegetarian so I tried this recipe with potato instead of chicken. Was amazing!! Look forward to trying more of your recipes.

    Reply
  31. Anonymous

    August 12, 2015 at 8:07 am

    Superb👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    Reply
  32. Anonymous

    August 30, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    I tried your chetinad chicken curry recipe …it's was superb

    Reply
  33. Jagadeesh Panicker.

    September 12, 2015 at 11:32 am

    Hai dear Chef.
    I am keen in trying new recipes…Now only i find your Chicken chettinadu in this one , and i tried it and i find it good ans very authentic .We are enjoying your curry …Good ….dear . Jagadeesh Panicker.

    Reply
  34. Anonymous

    October 2, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    Hi Aarthi

    Just one word……..AWESOME…….KEEP HELPING PEOPLE TO TRY DIFFERENT DISHES AND PLEASING THEIR PARTNERS:)

    Reply
  35. preetz

    October 3, 2015 at 9:12 am

    I am yet to try this and do have a doubt. Incase I am gonna cook 1kg or 1n half kg chicken..does the masala content remain same or do I increase everything in ur recipe list.

    Reply
  36. Aarthi

    October 5, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    @preetzu have to increase it

    Reply
  37. juliana

    October 20, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Fantastic receipe I tried it today en it has turned to b awesome. I m nt a very frequent cook. But followed ur recipe as mentioned en it has turned to b same look alike at least. For sure it would b tasting to same. Lovely would follow ur receipes henceforth….. 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    Reply
  38. AL491

    November 1, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    Hi I cannot get kalpasi here can I use anything else thank you for your reply as I would like to try this recipe ����

    Reply
  39. Aarthi

    November 2, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    @AL491u can skip that

    Reply
  40. Neetu

    November 14, 2015 at 8:45 am

    Hi…I don't have the kalpasi….can it be avoided

    Reply
  41. Aussie Girlie

    November 15, 2015 at 4:55 am

    Hi this sounds yummy. Excuse my ignorance but what is kalpasi? Do you have a picture? Thanks!

    Reply
  42. Aussie Girlie

    November 15, 2015 at 4:57 am

    Hi Aarthi. This looks yummy. Forgive my ignorance but what is kalpasi? Do you have a picture? Thanks

    Reply
  43. Aussie Girlie

    November 15, 2015 at 5:01 am

    Hi Aarthi. This looks delicious. Forgive my ignorance but what is kalpasi? Do you have a picture? Thanks.

    Reply
  44. Aarthi

    November 18, 2015 at 11:11 am

    @Neetuyes it can be skipped

    Reply
  45. Aarthi

    November 18, 2015 at 11:23 am

    @Aussie Girliecheck this link
    https://mealtimesuccess.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/picture-012.jpg

    Reply
  46. Anonymous

    November 29, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    Hi ..I tried the recipe… Came out really well… Thank you for awesome pictures… Helps a lot..

    Reply
  47. Jayashree

    January 28, 2016 at 7:27 am

    hi aarti today morning i saw ur recipe and decided to give a try.. and it turned out really yum.. thank u for this wonderful recipe.. while taking coriander i do felt is it more but it turned out very flavoursome..

    Reply
  48. ramya

    February 14, 2016 at 8:51 am

    i asked my mom to do that it was amazing i like to know how to centre fill a cake wish tell me soon ;D

    Reply
  49. Unknown

    June 5, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    I made this for my husbands birthday. In fact I pureed the onions. It came out really well.

    Reply
  50. Anonymous

    June 9, 2016 at 5:32 am

    Good and tasty recipe. Thanks Arthi

    Reply
  51. Purnima Selvamurugan

    June 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    I tried this today. As usual other recipes of yours, came out perfect. Kudos to you and your photography.. !

    Reply
  52. Anonymous

    July 8, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    Hi Aarthi,
    Thanks for the recipe. I tried this out twice and felt the powder did not mix well and a bit grainy. I followed all the steps and the whole dish did not blend well. When I tasted it the taste was good but I am making some mistake and think the dish can turn out even better. Can you please give me any suggestions?

    Reply
  53. harini

    August 22, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Can i use cashews/poppy seeds instead of coconut?

    Reply
  54. Karthika Chandran

    August 27, 2016 at 10:19 am

    While adding chicken in the cooker do we need to add water or without water we need to pressure Cook.

    Reply
  55. anjili sri

    January 1, 2017 at 10:10 am

    Thank u so much for ur receipe.I tried it today……..so yummy………

    Reply
  56. sundari priya

    February 2, 2017 at 2:30 am

    Hi dear, thank you very much. I made it today without coconut…it turns out great. Both my girls enjoyed it.

    Reply
  57. Swetha Muppaneni

    February 12, 2017 at 5:18 am

    Can I do this using boneless chicken?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      February 12, 2017 at 6:16 am

      yes u can

      Reply
  58. swass

    March 1, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    It's yummy ….tried today for lunch …thank u

    Reply
  59. Sweta-The Sweet Gal

    March 5, 2017 at 6:00 pm

    i tried this recipe today for lunch. ..it was easy n superb yum taste….thnks for beautiful recipe

    Reply
  60. Anonymous

    March 13, 2017 at 3:20 am

    Tried this recipe today. The taste was good, but the curry was kind of grainy. I did grind the masala very well. Not sure what went wrong. Will try again 🙂

    Reply
  61. Shanthinee Malaysia

    March 14, 2017 at 2:10 am

    I made this few days back,such aromatic and tasty dish.thank you for sharing this superb recipe.I wish i could post the picture here 🙂

    Reply
  62. Yet another irregular blogger

    April 2, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    I just tried today … came out awesome ! .. thanks for sharing !!

    Reply
  63. gputoaster

    April 23, 2017 at 8:12 am

    I had been to Tamil Nadu last month and I got fond of this recipe.

    Today I prepared Chettinadu chicken with this method, following exact steps, the aroma is WOW! and taste is yummy!.

    Thanks Aarthi for the exact same taste.

    Reply
  64. Harshi

    July 16, 2017 at 9:14 am

    superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    Reply
  65. Rohini

    October 22, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    Hi Arthi,
    I tried for sunday lunch. It came out so well.

    Reply
  66. Divya parvathi

    November 16, 2017 at 1:13 pm

    I tried dis today nd it came out wel… thnk u for ur recipes

    Reply
  67. Kelvin

    May 5, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    if i don’t use the pressure cooker? can i just use the kadai to cook? and how long it will take? will the taste be the same?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 6, 2018 at 4:24 am

      Yes u can

      Reply
  68. Shob

    July 28, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    Hello Arthi,

    Thanks for the recipe. For 1500 gms chicken does the ingredients become 3 times of your quantity? Sorry new to cooking

    Reply
  69. Frank

    December 17, 2020 at 6:59 am

    That recipe looks fantastic, I’m off to the shops now to try find fresh coconut. Will be trying this for sure! I read through the recipe and followed the pics and instructions. Great tutorial!

    Reply

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