Chicken masala curry is a south Indian recipe which taste good as a side dish with rice or it is a perfect dish for poori ,roti, parata, naan or any Indian bread even it taste good with idli /dosa.This curry is simple and easy to prepare with simple ingredients.

Preparation time  – 15 min

Cooking time – 20 min

Serves – 4

Ingredients –

Chicken – 1 kg

Onion – 2 medium (sliced into thin long pieces)

Garlic – 10 cloves

Ginger – 1 inch

Coconut – 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Chilly powder – 2 tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Clove – 4 no’s

Cinnamon – 2 small pieces

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

How to prepare chicken masala curry 

Procedure  to prepare masala for curry –

Heat a kadai add 1 tbs of oil in it ,when it is hot add onion,garlic.ginger,cloves,cinnamon fry till golden brown

Add Chilly powder,coriander powder and turmeric powder

Fry for a while and turn off the flame and allow it to cool

Take a mixer jar add coconut and fried mixture together and make a fine paste of it by adding sufficient water into it,and keep aside.

Procedure to prepare the curry –

Heat a kadai by adding 1 tbs of oil into it when oil is hot  add cleaned and drained chicken pieces cook till the oil separates from it then add salt to taste.

Add grounded masala paste fry for a while till the raw smell goes

Add water bring the curry to boil and close the lid of the kadai and cook in a medium flame for 15 min

Cook till it is done and when it becomes thick stir fry and turn off the flame.

Transfer the dish to a serving dish and enjoy the curry as a side dish for rice or with any Indian bread.