Nadan Chicken Curry - Kerala Style Chicken Curry

Nadan Chicken Curry or Traditional Kerala Style Chicken Curry is an extremely delicious chicken delicacy of Kerala one among the states of the Southern tip of the Indian Sub Continent. The specialty of this chicken curry is that it is loaded with coconut milk and balanced with the right blend of spices. This chicken curry can be served with Rice, Appam, Dosa or Chapatti. The taste of the dish is so yummy that it goes on well with anything. You can even tryout this curry with plain bread too.

Though this is a very simple dish, you need to take care not to boil the coconut milk added to the curry or it will look curded. Care should also be taken to add sufficient salt. Extra salt can spoil your hard work. Though you add Chilly powder to it, you will not find it too spicy or hot as the coconut milk added to the curry would make it just right for even a small child to eat without any worries. Try out the recipe and enjoy yourselves.

Ingredients

·         Chicken pieces (tender)- 1 kg

·         Onions – 2 large

·         Shallots – 6 nos

·         Tomatoes- 2 large

·         Green chilly – 2

·         Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp

·         Red chilly powder – 2 tsp

·         Coriander powder – 4 tsp

·         Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

·         Garam Masala – 2 tsp

·         Coconut milk (Thick)– 2 cups

·         Salt

·         Oil

·         Dry red chilies (For Garnishing) – 4

·         Curry Leaves (For Garnishing)  - a few

·         Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Method

Step-1

·         Take a kadai or a pan, place it on the stove and heat it

·         Pour oil (coconut oil or vegetable oil) and heat

·         Add finely chopped onions, shallots, green chilies and sauté well

·         When the onions turn golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 2 min

·         Now you may add the finely chopped Tomatoes to the pan/kadai

·         Add the Chicken pieces to the pan/kadai

·         Add Salt and close the lid and allow the chicken pieces to cook well

Step 2

·         In a small pan, add a tsp of oil

·          Add Red Chilly powder, Coriander powder, Garam masala and Turmeric Powder

·         Heat them without burning

·         Add 2 cups of water to the pan

·         Mix well

·         Switch of the stove and keep aside

Step 3 –Adding the Spice mix to the cooked chicken

·         To the pan/kadai holding the chicken pieces (The flame is still on and is kept low), add the spice mix

·         Mix well

·         Raise the flame and let it boil

·         Now add the coconut milk to the boiling curry

·         Simmer the flame now

·         Switch off immediately after mixing well

·         Remove in a vessel or a bowl

Step 4 – Garnishing

·         In a small pan, add 1 tsp of oil and heat it

·         Add mustard seeds, allow them to crack

·         Add the dry red chilly pieces to the hot oil

·         Now add the curry leaves and switch off the stove

·         Add this hot garnishing to the bowl or vessel with chicken curry

·         Serve hot and Enjoy!!