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Sri Lankan Chicken Curry Recipe | Kukul Mas Curry Recipe

Sri Lankan Chicken Curry with step by step pictures. Kukul Mas curry is a popular recipe around the world. This dish is served with rice or roti.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • Ghee / Clarified Butter - 3 tblspn
  • Cardamom pods -4
  • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam - 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon Stick - 1 small one
  • Curry leaves - 1 spring
  • Onion - 5 medium size chopped finely
  • Ginger - 2 tblspn minced
  • Garlic - 2 tblspn minced
  • Salt to taste
  • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
  • Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
  • Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
  • Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
  • Fennel Powder / Saunf Powder / Sombu Powder - 1 tsp
  • Tomato - 4 medium size chopped finely
  • Chicken - 1 kg cut into pieces
  • Pandan leaf - 1
  • Vinegar - 2 tblspn
  • Thick Coconut Milk - 1 cup / 250 ml

Instructions

  • Heat ghee in a deep pot. Add in cardamom, cinnamon, fenugreek and fry for a min.
  • Add in curry leaves and let them splutter.
  • Add in onions and saute them for few minutes till they turn translucent.
  • Add in ginger, garlic, salt and give a good stir.
  • Now add in all the spice powders starting from chilli to fennel and give a good mix.
  • Add in crushed tomatoes and cook for 5 mins till oil separates from it.
  • Add in chicken and let it get coated in all the masala.
  • Add in pandan leaf, vinegar and mix well.
  • Cover with a lid and simmer the flame. let it cook for 40 to 45 mins till it is cooked completely.
  • Now add in coconut milk and mix well. Simmer for a couple of mins.
  • Serve with rice or anything of your choice.
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