Chicken curry ( kukulhu riha)



Yesterday I invited a couple of friends over for lunch. Made a huge pot of chicken curry and dhal. This chicken curry is very popular during Eid. It's cooked for the Eid day lunch. When mixed in with rice and dhal curry it becomes less spicy. You can even serve it with flatbread instead of rice. 

 Serves 2-3 people 
Preparation time : 15 minutes + 1 hr marinating Cooking time ; 45 minutes 
 500g chicken or joints such as legs, thighs and wings 
2 onions sliced 
3 cloves garlic 
 1” ginger 
 Juice of 1 lime 
½ tsp ground cinnamon and cardamom or 1" stick cinamon and 5-6 cardamon pods ends snipped and left whole
 1 sprig curry leaves
 1 pandan leaf 150g potatoes cubed 
1tsp chilli powder 
500ml water 
60ml coconut milk
 Salt 
Oil

 1. Clean chicken, joint it, and remove the skin. You can add the liver and gizzards along with it as it makes the curry more rich and tasty. 

 2. Place half the onion in a food processor or blender. Add garlic, ginger and lime juice. Process to a smooth paste. Rub this onto the chicken pieces, with a little salt. Leave to marinate for about 1 hour.

 3. Heat oil in a pan, and add the remaining onion slices, along with pandan and curry leaves. Stir fry till the onion are golden.

 4. Switch off the heat and add curry powder, cinnamon cardamom powders, chilli powder and turmeric. If you want a milder curry, omit the chilli powder. 

 5. Place it back on the pan, and add a little water to prevent it from burning. Stir, and add the chicken pieces along with the marinade, and the potatoes. Stir and add the remaining water. Boil, then simmer, till the chicken and the potatoes are cooked through. 

 6. To finish off add coconut milk, taste and add salt to taste.

Comments

  1. Love curry dish a lot...with a bowl of lemon rice..mmmm...life couldn't be better!

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  2. good to have a curry lover , you'll enjoy maldivian food then

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  3. Chicken curry looks delicious,use of coconut milk must have given a very nice taste to it...

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  4. Happy Eid love this recipe and chicken curry rocks, maybe we could do a post on what Eid is for folks?

    Love Rebecca

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  5. This recipe is delish :) I love curry chicken

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  6. Id Mubharak, dear:)

    Hmmm, I would like to self-invite myself for this curry there, he he...just kidding.

    Perfect dish for the party, sounds very delicious:)

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  7. hey everyone its not eid!!!! I just said this is normally cooked as a special day dish SUCH AS EID !!! .

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