Chicken Curry – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Heat up oil in the cooker. Add finely chopped onion and fry for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and turmeric powder. Fry for another minute.
• Wash the chicken really good under running water for 4-5 times and add to the cooker.
• Mix well and add water. Add salt and mix well again.
• Close the lid and cook on medium heat until 2 whistles.
• In a pan take dry coconut. Roast on medium until it gets reddish color for about 2-3 minutes.
• Transfer the roasted coconut into a blender pot.
• In the same pan add 1 tsp oil. Add garlic and ginger and sliced onion.
• Roast on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes until onion turns red.
• Turn off the gas and transfer the roasted onion into a blender pot containing roasted coconut.
• When onion cools down a bit, add water and blend in into paste.
• In another pan, heat up 1 tbsp oil.
• When oil is enough hot, add the coconut-onion paste and fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add goda masala and red chili powder.
• Fry the masala until it releases oil for about 5-6 minutes.
• Add cooked chicken with chicken stock and mix well.
• Add water. You can adjust the consistency according to your taste.
• Add salt. Keep in mind you have added salt while cooking the chicken. So adjust accordingly. Mix well.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Chicken curry is already.
• This chicken curry goes well with jawar or bajra bhakari. You can have it with rice too.