Indian Turkey Gravy Recipe / Vaan Kozhi Kuzhambu Recipe

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Hubby got turkey yesterday for christmas, i was first little scared to cook it because i have never ever made it before. But when i saw the meat, it looked like mutton. So i kind of treated like mutton and made a basic gravy. When i tasted it, it was so yummy.

I cooked the meat separately with few spices and salt. Because i wanted it to melt in my mouth. Then i added the cooked meat and stock to the masala which i made. This is a no coconut gravy so the thickness comes from the onion tomato masala which you make. I would suggest you to spend little more time and effort to get the masala perfect because it is what builds the curry base.

The spice powders plays a important role as well. I added some fennel seed powder because it gives a lovely aroma and sweet taste to the curry. There is no whole spices in this recipe, it is plain and simple. Will share another version of this curry which has coconut in it too..I made a turkey coconut varuval also, will share it soon..

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 1 hour

Serves : 4 to 5

Ingredients:

For Masala:

Oil – 4 tblspn

Onion – 2 large sliced around 350 grams

Tomato – 3 large chopped around 300 grams

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn

Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn or to taste

Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 2.5 tblspn

Fennel Seed Powder / Saunf / Sombu Podi – 2 tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped

For Cooking Turkey:

Turkey – 500 grams

Salt – to taste

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp

Water – 1 cup

Method:

In a pressure cooker, take turkey, salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder. Add some water and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Then simmer the flame and cook for 15 mins. Now turn off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself. Open the cooker and set aside.

Take onion and tomato in a blender and make it into a fine puree.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onion tomato puree and mix well. Cover and cook this for 15 mins till oil separates from the mix. Stir inbetween.

Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

Add in salt and all spice powders and mix well.

Add in cooked turkey along with the liquid and mix well.

Cover and simmer this for 10 mins.

Serve.

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