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Monday 18 August 2008

Karivepak(Curry Leaves) Chicken

This is the chicken recipe a bit different from the regular chicken curry I make. This was shared by my friend J and everyone at home loved the taste and flavor very much. It is definitely worth a try!

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Karivepak Chicken


Ingredients:
To Marinate:
Chicken: ½ kg, washed and cut into medium sized pieces
Curds: 3 tbsp
Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric pwd: ¼ tsp
Salt: to taste

Make a paste:
Cashewnuts: 3
WaterMelon seeds: 1 tsp
Chironji: 1 tsp
Milk: 5 tbsp, add more if required

Dry roast and make a fine powder:
Cinnamon: 1" stick
Curry leaves: around 15
Cloves: 3- 5

Rest of the ingredients:
Oil: 3-4 tbsps
Onions: 2 big, finely chopped
Tomato: 1 large, finely chopped
Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Black pepper powder: 1 tsp
Cumin powder: ¼ tsp
Coriander leaves: for garnish

How I did it:
  1. Marinate chicken pieces in chilli powder, turmeric powder, curds and salt for 30 min.
  2. While the chicken pieces are marinating, make a paste of cashewnuts, watermelon seeds and chironji and milk. Keep aside. (If you dont have watermelon seeds and chironji, use around 10 cashewnuts).
  3. Dry roast cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves for 1 min and make a powder of them. Keep aside.
  4. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps of oil in a kadai. Add the onions and saute till pink. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute further for another 3-4 minutes on medium heat.
  5. Add coriander pwd, cumin pwd, pepper pwd and mix well and fry for another minute.
  6. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Combine well and cook till oil separates.Turn off heat. Cool and grind the cooked masala. Keep aside.
  7. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps oil in an other wide kadai and add the marinated chicken and cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes, reduce heat and cook covered for another 4-5 minutes.
  8. Add the ground masala paste, cashewnut paste and ground powder of cinnamon,cloves and curry leaves and combine well. Cook till chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired curry consistency. Adjust salt.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
And the Verdict:
Goes well with rotis or Jeera Rice/Bagara Rice. The curry leaves add the twist to the curry.
It is a hit with the family and I would definitely try it again.

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Karivepak Chicken


Food Event:
This is my entry for the Curry Mela event being hosted by dear SriValli of Cooking For All Seasons.

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15 comments:

Medhaa said...

the curry looks wonderful, love the dish youa re serving it in too.

Dori said...

This looks different and tasty! I will have to look for a couple of ingred's so I can make this, sounds really good!

Anonymous said...

Cinnamon, the curry looks lip smackingly good!

Indian Khana said...

Looking yummy...curry leaves chicken..never seen before..looks like needs to try this yummy dish..and the picture is very gud

sra said...

I thought it would be green when I saw the name! It looks good. I use a lot of curry leaves because I love the smell of them in curry.

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Sireesha said...

looking gud!!!! congrates on your flow of awards..

Cham said...

Hmm delicious chicken & congrats on ur awards

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lubnakarim06 said...

Hmm looks gr8. I took make this as a side dish for roti's. But never added curry leaves. Iam gonna try this out soon.

Anonymous said...

Looks terrific, bookmarked to make in the near future :)

Anonymous said...

karivepak chicken is new to me.... looks delicious.. :)

Padma said...

hey nice looking chicken curry, should give it a try! yeah I loved the dish in which you served it...

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