Easy Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a basic and easy Indian-style chicken curry with coconut milk and spices.
Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
One night i was wondering what to cook for dinner. I had some readymade roti on hand so decided to make something quick. I was in a mood for some chicken curry. but i was too lazy to take the pain of going through so many steps. Had some store bought coconut milk on hand, so immediately i made this simple coconut milk chicken curry. It turned out just wonderful.
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Ingredients for Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
- Chicken - 500 grams cut into small pieces
- Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece
- Thick Coconut Milk - 1 cup
- Oil - 3 tblspn
- Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped
For Marinating:
- Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
- Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn
For Masala:
- Ginger - ¼ cup chopped
- Garlic - ¼ cup chopped
- Green Chilli - 6 to 7
How to Make Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Take chicken and the ingredients given for marination in the bowl, Add in half of the ground masala in and mix well. Leave this to marinate for 15 mins.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in fennel seeds and cinnamon. Let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in onions and salt. Fry till light golden.
- Add in remaining masala in and fry for few mins till oil separates.
- Now add in chicken and saute till it gets well seared. Now cover it and simmer for 30 mins till chicken is cooked.
- Now add in thick coconut milk and coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Serve.
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Easy Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk Recipe
Ingredients
- Chicken - 500 grams cut into small pieces
- Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece
- Thick Coconut Milk - 1 cup
- Oil - 3 tblspn
- Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped
- For Marinating:
- Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
- Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn
- For Masala:
- Ginger - ¼ cup chopped
- Garlic - ¼ cup chopped
- Green Chilli - 6 to 7
Instructions
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Take chicken and the ingredients given for marination in the bowl, Add in half of the ground masala in and mix well. Leave this to marinate for 15 mins.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in fennel seeds and cinnamon. Let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in onions and salt. Fry till light golden.
- Add in remaining masala in and fry for few mins till oil separates.
- Now add in chicken and saute till it gets well seared. Now cover it and simmer for 30 mins till chicken is cooked.
- Now add in thick coconut milk and coriander leaves. Mix well.
- Serve.
Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take chillies, ginger, garlic in a blender |
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| puree till smooth |
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| Take chicken in a bowl |
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| add in garam masala powder and pepper powder |
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| add in half of the ground masala |
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| lemon juice |
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| Add in salt |
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| mix well and set aside for 30 mins |
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| Heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel seeds and cinnamon |
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| Add in onions |
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| fry them in oil |
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| add in salt |
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| fry till golden |
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| add in remaining masala |
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| saute till oil separates |
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| add in chicken |
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| fry for 5 mins or so |
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| now it is well browned |
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| cover and simmer till the chicken is cooked |
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| now the chicken is cooked |
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| add in coconut milk |
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| mix well |
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| add in coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Harshada Thorat
This was SO YUMMY. Thanks for a great meal 🙂
Sasirekha
A very delicious dish. Will give it a try for sure.
Valerian Quadros
What are the grinding spices?
Aarthi
It is ginger garlic and green chillies
Vimal
Wow simple and tasty recipe. Thank you Sis.
Anita
Hot favorite with the family now! Thank you!!