Chicken Kolhapuri

I didn’t realize that I did not have a single chicken recipe on my blog, until one of my friends asked for a chicken recipe. So that’s when I decided to make Kolhapuri chicken, to cover up the lack of chicken recipes and also to showcase my love towards chicken.
Kolhapuri chicken is a typical Maharashtrian dish. What I usually love about the Maharashtrian food is the kind of masalas that they use. Here, the masala used is Kolhapuri masala made of grated coconut, onions, tomatoes  and other spices.

Ingredients:

1. Chicken cut into medium sized pieces … 1 lb
2. Grated Coconut or Dessicated coconut…. 2 cups
3. Whole red chillies…. 3-4 nos
4. Chopped onions…. 1 cup
5. Garlic chopped…. 1 tspn
6. Ginger chopped… 1 tspn
7. Whole garam Masala like Cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, black peppercorns, cloves.
8. Tomatoes chopped… 1 tbspn
9. Yogurt/Curd…. 1 tbspn
10. Red chilli powder…. 2 tspn
11. Turmeric powder….. 1 tspn
12. Coriander powder….. 1 tspn
13. Ginger Garlic paste…. 2 tspn
14. Garam Masala powder… 1 tspn
15. Salt to taste
16. Oil
17. Water

Method:

• Clean the chicken pieces well .
• Mix turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt, yogurt, ginger garlic paste.
• Make a paste and apply on the chicken pieces. Marinate for at least an hour.
• Heat some oil in a pan. Add the whole garam masala and let them splutter.
• Add the chopped onions. Fry till it turns golden brown.
• Add the chopped ginger garlic and whole red chillies and fry well.
• Now add the grated coconut and fry till they turn brown in colour.
• Add the tomatoes and fry till it gets cooked.
• Put off the stove and let the mixture cool.
• Now grind this in a blender by adding some water.
• Heat some oil in another pan. Add the marinated chicken pieces and the ground masala.
• Add water if needed to make a gravy.
• Also add salt, chilli powder and garam masala.
• Simmer on low flame till the chicken is properly cooked.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with rice, rotis or phulkas.