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Madurai Chicken Curry Recipe
Madurai Chicken Curry Recipe, Yes, you are correct! This recipe is one of the very popular chicken recipes from Madurai, a southern city from Tamil Nadu.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
319
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
For the curry
2
tablespoon
vegetable oil
2
inch
cinnamon
3
cloves
1
cup
onion
chopped
2
tablespoon
ginger garlic paste
grated
11/2
teaspoon
red chili powder
or cayenne pepper
1
teaspoon
coriander powder
¼
teaspoon
turmeric powder
For cooking
2
cup
tomato
roughly chopped
1
lbs
chicken thighs
11/2
teaspoon
salt
For seasoing
1
tablespoon
sesame seed oil
or other cooking oil
1
teaspoon
whole black pepper
1
teaspoon
cumin seeds
8
curry Leaves
Instructions
For the curry
In medium flame, heat a pan. Add vegetable oil, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir them until they turn to golden brown.
Add onion and saute until it becomes pink and translucent.
Then add ginger garlic paste, saute for 1 min.
Then add red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder.
Stir for a minute without burning the spices.
For the cooking
Then add chopped tomatoes and sprinkle little salt to make the tomato to cook evenly.
Saute till tomato becomes mushy.
Add chicken pieces and salt. Cover with a lid and cook in low-medium heat for 15 minutes.
The chicken leaves out water, and gets cooked.
Open the lid and cook in medium heat until the gravy leaves out oil on the sides.
For the seasoning
In another small frying pan, add a teaspoon of sesame oil, cumin seeds, black pepper, and curry leaves. Stir fry until cumin splutters.
Add this sizzling seasoning to the chicken, and cook for 2 minutes or until the spices gets blend with the chicken.
Saute them further till arrives at the desired consistency.
Serve it hot with rice.
Notes
You may use canned tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes.
Nutrition
Calories:
319
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
10
g
|
Protein:
11
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
40
mg
|
Sodium:
45
mg
|
Potassium:
380
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
1695
IU
|
Vitamin C:
54.6
mg
|
Calcium:
57
mg
|
Iron:
1.6
mg