Last Updated on January 2, 2018
I mostly make chicken curries with coconut in it, somedays i need a curry which has no coconut and calls for simple onions and tomato masala. I always thought that adding ground up paste in the curries make it more thick and curry like, rather than making everything watery. But this recipe is a exception, it gives you the thick consistency without making it watery. The flavours of this is much better too. The only thing is it need onions and tomatoes which i grind to make a smooth paste for thickness.
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Hope you will try this and let me know what you think. You can check out my chicken curry with coconut here and my easy peasy chicken curry here.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Serves - 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Oil - 4 tblspn
Onion - 3 large sliced thinly
Tomatoes - 3 large sliced thinly
Chicken Masala Powder - 50 grams packet
Chicken - 1 kg with bone
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing
For Grinding:
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece
Ginger - 3 tblspn chopped
Garlic - 10 cloves
Method:
Grind the ingredients given in the list to a paste. Set it aside till use.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and saute till it turns golden brown.
Add in groud paste and saute for a while.
Now add in tomatoes and saute that till it turns mushy.
Take half of this mix in a blender and puree fine.
Add it back to the pan, add salt, chicken masala and mix well.
Add in chicken and coat with the masala.
Now take this in a pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle and simmer for 15 mins if it is country chicken. If not cook for 2 whistle and simmer for 5 mins.
Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve this with rice or any bread.
Pictorial:
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| Take fennel and cinnamon |
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| add ginger and garlic |
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| puree smooth |
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| heat oil in a kadai |
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| add onions |
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| cook till golden |
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| add in the paste |
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| cook for few mins |
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| add tomatoes |
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| mix well |
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| cook till tomatoes soften |
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| take half of it in a blender |
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| puree till smooth |
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| add it back in |
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| mix well |
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| add the spice powder mix |
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| i used store bought chicken masala powder |
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| add salt |
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| mix well |
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| add the chicken |
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| mix well |
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| i transferred it to a pressure cooker and cooked till done |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Aarthi,
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Sherin Ms
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Thank u aarthi...
I tried ur brinjal melagu kuzhambu and nattu kozhi kuzhambu without coconut. Both has come up well. Thank u for ur simple and easy recipes.