Healthy Ash Gourd Chicken Curry for a Nutritious Meal
A nutritious recipe of ash gourd with chicken, and the goodness of coconut milk. A perfect recipe to enjoy during the summer months.
Ingredients
- 800 grams Chicken on the bone
- 1 medium Ash Gourd cut into pieces
- Whole spices - Bay leaf - 1, Cinnamon - 1, Cloves - 4, Cardamom -3
- 2 tbsp Ghee or Oil
- 2 medium Onions chopped
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Pepper powder
- 1 cup Coconut Milk 1st extract + 2 cups (2nd extract)
- 1 medium Tomato chopped
- 1 inch Ginger, cut into juliennes
- 5 to 6 Green chillies, slit
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Chilli flakes optional - 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp Freshly crushed peppercorns
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- First, heat ghee in a pot and add the whole spices and onions, and sauté until the onions turn translucent.
- Then, add the chicken pieces and fry for 2 to 3 minutes until the colour changes. Also, add ash gourd pieces and one potato cut into slices.
- Next, add pepper, turmeric powder, slit chillies, tomato, and ginger juliennes along with the 2nd extract of coconut milk.
- Cover and cook until the chicken and Ash Gourd are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Once done, add vinegar, chilli flakes, and the thick coconut extract. Simmer for two minutes and then turn off the heat.
- Serve hot with rice, appam, chitaps, or roti.
Notes
- Cut ash gourd into pieces as desired. You can skip potato but they taste good in the stew.
- To extract coconut milk - blend half a coconut with 1 cup water and extract 1 cup thick milk. Next, transfer the same coconut into the blender jar and add 2 cups water and blend to extract 2 cups thin milk.
- Use freshly crushed pepper powder for flavour.
- Adjust vinegar to suit your taste. You can add lime juice instead.