Nattu Kozhi Kuzhambu without Coconut - Chicken Curry with No Coconut

Written By Kiran on Tuesday 4 October 2016 | ANUSHA 22:58:00

I mostly make chicken curries with coconut in it, somedays i need a curry which has no coconut and calls for simple onions and tomato masala. I always thought that adding ground up paste in the curries make it more thick and curry like, rather than making everything watery. But this recipe is a exception, it gives you the thick consistency without making it watery. The flavours of this is much better too. The only thing is it need onions and tomatoes which i grind to make a smooth paste for thickness.

Hope you will try this and let me know what you think. You can check out my chicken curry with coconut here and my easy peasy chicken curry here.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour

Serves - 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Oil - 4 tblspn

Onion - 3 large sliced thinly

Tomatoes - 3 large sliced thinly

Chicken Masala Powder - 50 grams packet

Chicken - 1 kg with bone

Water as needed

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

For Grinding:

Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn

Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece

Ginger - 3 tblspn chopped

Garlic - 10 cloves

Method:

Grind the ingredients given in the list to a paste. Set it aside till use.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and saute till it turns golden brown.

Add in groud paste and saute for a while.

Now add in tomatoes and saute that till it turns mushy.

Take half of this mix in a blender and puree fine.

Add it back to the pan, add salt, chicken masala and mix well.

Add in chicken and coat with the masala.

Now take this in a pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle and simmer for 15 mins if it is country chicken. If not cook for 2 whistle and simmer for 5 mins.

Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve this with rice or any bread.

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