Chicken in Coconut Milk Gravy | Coconut Chicken Curry | Chicken Curry With Coconut Milk

Chicken in Coconut Milk Gravy | Coconut Chicken Curry | Chicken Curry With Coconut Milk | Creamy Coconut Chicken Curry | Chicken Curry In Coconut Milk | Indian Chicken Curry | Chicken Gravy | Chicken Curry Ingredients for the Coconut Chicken Curry : - Chicken, curry cut with bones-1 Kg Whole spices for tempering: - Green cardamom- 4 - Cinnamon-3 - Cloves-4 - Onions sliced - 3 medium (225 gms) - Green chillies sliced -3-4 nos (10-12 gms) - Curry leaves-20-25 nos - Crushed ginger and garlic-2 tbsp (15+15 gms )- total 25-30 gms Spice powders: - Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp - Red Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp - Coriander powder -1.5 tsp - Pepper powder(crushed pepper)- 1/2 tsp - Kashmiri Chilli powder-1/2 tsp - Garam Masala powder-1/2 tsp Other ingredients: - Tomatoes sliced- 2 medium (150 gms) - Coconut milk, thin-1.5 US cup or 300 ml (If using coconut milk powder, 2 tbsp in 300 ml water) - Thick coconut milk-5 tbsp (1/2 US cup) mixed 2.5 tbsp coconut milk in 5 tbsp water - Groundnut oil-5 tbsp - Coriander leaves chopped as garnish-2 tbsp - Salt- 1 tsp in onion + 1 tsp in chicken Preparation: - Slice the onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Peel and crush the ginger and garlic. - Prepare both the thin and thick coconut milk. For coconut milk you can use any one of these methods 1. Can use readymade coconut milk. If it is thick use as is for thick coconut milk to be added at the end. For thin coconut milk dilute it with water to make it thin. 2. You can extract coconut milk after grinding coconut pulp with water. 1st extract will be thick coconut milk and then add more water and extract to give thin coconut milk 3. You can use coconut milk powder. For thin coconut milk mix 2 tbsp powder in 300 ml water. For thick coconut milk, mix 2.5 tbsp powder in 5 tbsp water. Fine chop the coriander leaves for use as garnish. Process: - Heat oil in a kadhai and add the whole spices. - Give a stir and then add the sliced onions, sliced green chillies , curry leaves, crushed ginger and garlic & 1 tsp salt. Give a mix and fry on medium to medium high heat for around 7-8 mins till light brown in colour. - Now add all the spice powders other than Kashmiri chilli & garam masala powder, give a mix and fry on low heat for around 2-3 mins. - Next add the sliced tomatoes, mix and cook on medium to low heat for around 5-6 mins till soft. - Now add the chicken, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder and 1/2 Garam masala powder. Give a mix and fry on medium heat for 2-3 mins. - Now add the thin coconut milk, give a mix and cook covered on low heat for around 20 mins till tender. - Now add around 1/2 cup of thick coconut milk for the required consistency. - Give a mix and simmer on low heat for around 3-4 mins till oil separates. - Garnish with fine chopped coriander, mix and simmer for a minute. #coconutchickencurry #mildchickencurry #coconutchicken #chickencurry #chickengravy #chickencurrycoconutmilk #spiceeats #spiceeatsrecipes #spiceeatschicken