Chicken Kurma
Chicken Kurma is a tasty & flavourful curry made by cooking chicken in a coconut based saucy mix. Chicken Kurma is a great accompaniment for rice meal, chapati, roti, idli, dosa and uttapam. Chicken Kurma Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures for easy understanding and reference.
Servings3
Ingredients
- 300 gms chicken
- 1 big onion chopped roughly
- 1 medium sized tomato chopped roughly
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- coriander leaves to garnish
To grind to a paste:
- 1/4 cup coconut heaped
- 1 no green chilli
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 3 no cashews
To temper:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 no bayleaf
- 1/4 inch cinnamon
- 2 nos cloves
- 1 no cardamom
- a sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Add a teaspoon of oil and first roast green chilli then add along with ingredients listed under 'to grind' add little water and grind to a slightly smooth paste, Set aside.
- Clean chicken and rinse it well add turmeric powder and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil add the items listed under 'to temper' let it splutter then add garlic, onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste and saute well till raw smell leaves.
- Now add chicken and saute till color and texture changes. Add required salt.
- Make sure to saute atleast for 5-7mins.
- Add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles in low medium flame. Once pressure releases open and make sure the chicken pieces are cooked to soft . Now add coconut paste.
- Let it boil, adjust salt at this stage. Let it boil for a good 10mins.
- Once oil separates and when chicken is nicely blended with the gravy, add coriander leaves and switch off.
- Serve Chicken Kurma hot with rice / chapathi.
Notes
- If you are not using pressure cooker then make it a pan and cook covered until chicken pieces cook to soft.
- Boiling for mentioned time is very important for the kurma to get its perfect flavor.
- Chicken will leave out oil so oi will be separating at the sides once its boiled well as you can see in the pics.
- This kurma goes well with both rice and chapathi.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Kurma
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 332
Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 75mg25%
Sodium 96mg4%
Potassium 456mg13%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 21g42%
Vitamin A 706IU14%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 81mg8%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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