Chicken Curry Maharashtrian Style | Chicken Curry for Rice
A Maharashtrian Style Chicken Curry Recipe with onions and coconut.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken on bone
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 small Onion chopped
- 1 medium Tomato chopped
- 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Chicken Masala of your choice (add more if required)
- 3 tbsp Oil for cooking
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
Ingredients for the Masala Paste (to be roasted on a pan and then ground to a fine paste)
- 2 medium sliced onions
- ¼ cup Coconut grated (dry or fresh)
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp Seasame & poppy seeds
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 1 Black cardamom
- 2-3 Green cardamom
- 3 -4 Cloves
- ½ tsp Peppercorns
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 piece Mace
- 7 - 9 flakes Garlic
- 1 inch Ginger
- ½ cup Coriander leaves
Instructions
How to cook Chicken Curry
- Roast all the dry ingredients for the masala paste with 1 tbsp oil till the onions and coconut are light brown. Then add the ginger, garlic and coriander leaves and grind this to a smooth aste.
- Heat 3 tbsp oil in a vessel and add a bay leaf and the chopped onion. Let the onion turn translucent and then add the chopped tomato and fry till tomato softens.
- Now add the masale paste and the chilli powder and chicken masala powder and fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the chicken pieces, mix well and then add about 400 to 450 ml water. Cover and cook till the chicken is done.
- Finally garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve Chicken Curry with Maharashtrian Style jowar Rotis or steamed rice.
Notes
- Add Chilli powder and chicken masala powder as per your taste.
- Add water to make gravy as per your requirements. Always add warm water.
- Adjust salt to taste.
- I have used fresh coconut for this curry, dry coconut would also be fine.
- I also added potatoes to this curry. You could choose to skip them or just add them along with the chicken.
- Serve chicken curry with rice Rotis, jowar or bajra rotis or steamed rice.