Kongunadu Kozhi Kuzhambu Recipe
Super spicy and fragrant chicken curry made kongu style with fresh spice powder and potato. This is not only easy to make but taste amazing.
Ingredients
FOR THE SPICE MIX
- Dry Red Chillies - 100 grams
- Coriander Seeds - 300 grams
- Cumin Seeds - 25 grams
- Black Pepper - 25 grams
FOR CURRY:
- Gingelly Oil - ¼ cup
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 3
- Cloves / Krambu - 3
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Green Chillies - 2
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblsp
- Tomato - 2 chopped finely
- Kuzhambu Milagai Thool - 3 to 4 tblsp recipe above
- Salt to taste
- Chicken - ½ kg
- Potato - 1 large peeled and cubed
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Sundry the spices for a day and grind it in a blender till fine. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add whole spices and let them sizzle.
- Add onions, chillies and saute till light brown.
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell leaves.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
- Add in chicken and mix well.
- Add water. Cover and cook for 20 mins.
- Add potatoes and cook for another 15 mins.
- Serve.
Notes
If you cannot sundry, Roast the spices on low heat till toasted and powder them.
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