Chicken with Coconut Milk Recipe

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Chicken with Coconut Milk is one of the mouth-watering recipes from South India. It is not only a super flavorful dish but also easy to make and also healthy. This flavorful and thick curry goes well with hot rice.

Ingredients

1 kgChicken (washed, cut into bite sized pieces)
1/2 cupYogurt (curd)
1/4Lemon juice
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1 tbspCoriander powder
1/4 tspCumin powder
1-1/2 tspRed Chili Powder
1 tbspPoppy seeds (soak in little milk and make a paste)
2Red Onion (large, finely chopped)

Garam masala powder

1cardamom
1Star anise
½ inchCinnamon
5-6cloves finely ground

Other Ingredients

3/4 cupThick coconut milk
2 tbspCoriander leaves (finely chopped for garnish)
saltto taste
2 tbspOil

Make a paste

3Green chilies
1 1/2"Ginger piece
6Garlic cloves

Directions

Blend green chilies, ginger, and garlic to a smooth a paste and keep it aside.
Marinate the chicken pieces in yogurt, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, lemon juice and half of the ground ginger-garlic-green chili paste for 10 min.
Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add star anise, cinnamon stick, and chopped onions and fry for 4 min.
Add the remaining ground ginger-garlic-green chili paste and saute for 4 in and add red chili powder and mix it well.
Add the marinated chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 4 min and stir occasionally and reduce the flame.
Add salt and poppy seeds paste and mix it well and cook the chicken cook in this paste for 8-10 min.
Cook till oil separates and add 1 1/2 cup water and mix it and cook for 13-14 min on low flame
Add garam masala powder, mix it well and add thick coconut milk and cook on medium flame for 3-4 min.
Turn off the flame and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Serve hot with coconut rice.