Manglorean Chicken Masala

Name: Manglorean Chicken Masala
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken with bone; 1 1/2 cup Fresh Grated Coconut (approx 1/2 coconut); 1 cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes; 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 3 Green Chillies Ground to a paste; 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander Leaves Ground to a paste; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 10 tsp Coriander Seeds; 8 Cloves; 8 Green Cardamoms; 8 Cinnamon Stick 1″ each; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds; 8 Black Peppercorns; 10-12 Bedgi Dry Red Chillies Deseeded To be adjusted; 1/2 cup Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 1/4 cup Grated Onions

Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

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Mangalore Chicken Masala is a delicious coconut based chicken curry with some aromat spices which are freshly roasted and ground, imparting a wonderful flavour to the dish. This is a dry and thick curry, and due to this the flavours of the spices become all the more concentrated and the dish more delicious!

Traditionally coconut and tamarind are added to this dish, but I have added tomatoes as per the recipe I had. The uniqueness of this dish lies in the step, where in the end, after all the cooking is almost done, we add coconut and boil it for just a few minutes. Though the finely grated coconut is to be directly added to the gravy, I have ground it slightly for a pulse or two, to just give it a slightly less coarse texture.

Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

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Ingredients

8-10 servings

1 kgChicken with bone
1 1/2 cupFresh Grated Coconut (approx 1/2 coconut)
For The Marinade
1 cupFinely Chopped Tomatoes
3 tbspGinger Garlic Paste
3Green Chillies Ground to a paste
1/4 cupFresh Coriander Leaves Ground to a paste
1 tspTurmeric Powder
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1 1/2 tspSalt
To Be Roasted
10 tspCoriander Seeds
8Cloves
8Green Cardamoms
8Cinnamon Stick 1″ each
1/4 tspFenugreek Seeds
8Black Peppercorns
10-12Bedgi Dry Red Chillies Deseeded To be adjusted
For The Tempering
1/2 cupOil
1 tspMustard Seeds
1/2 tspCumin Seeds
1/4 tspAsafoetida
2 sprigsCurry Leaves
1 1/4 cupGrated Onions

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Steps

1

To make Mangalore Chicken Masala, clean and wash the chicken pieces thoroughly and set aside to drain.
2

Cut them into medium sizes and marinate with the ginger garlic and green chilli and coriander paste, turmeric and red chilli powder, salt and the chopped tomatoes. Set aside for about half an hour.
3

Heat a kadhai and dry roast separately, each ingredient mentioned for roasting. Cool and grind them to a fine powder in the mixer grinder.
4

Cook the marinated chicken with the lid on, adding about a cup of water to it.
5

When the chicken is almost cooked, add the ground roasted spice powder and mix well.
6

In the meantime grate the onions and set aside.
7

Heat a pan and add oil to it. When it heats up, add the mustard seeds.
8

As soon as they splutter add the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
9

Add the grated onions and saute. Now add the curry leaves and saute further till the onions are well cooked.
10

When the chicken is cooked, add the entire mixture to the sauteed onions and mix.
11

Add salt to taste and bring to a boil on high flame stirring occasionally.
12

Grind the grated coconut for a pulse or two using a very tiny amount of water, if required.
13

Add this to the cooked chicken and mix well. Check seasoning and again bring to a boil. Keep the gravy thick and slightly dry.
14

Add some of the chopped coriander and mix. Simmer on low heat for few minutes.
15

Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
16

Serve the delicious Mangalore Chicken Masala with some hot phulkas and steamed rice.

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Pooja M. Pandit @pan_poo_

on January 23, 2019 06:19

I am a home cook, and I like to cook traditional as well as fusion food. Learnt to cook by trial and error and lots of experiments, reading cook books and watching cooking shows whether Indian or from abroad! I like to be perfect in my work, and the same applies to cooking as well! I have a blog on WordPress.com https://tastyrecipesfrompooja.wordpress.com/ where I share the recipes of my home cooked food!