Chicken Mappas

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, Kerala, South Indian

Keyword: Chicken Mappas recipe, Kerala Chicken Mappas recipe, how to make kerala chicken mappas, spicy chicken curry recipe, kerala style chicken curry recipe, chicken curry recipe for appam

Servings: -5

Author: Maria Jose Martin

A traditional Kerala style Chicken curry cooked with coconut milk and spices. Pairs well with Appam, Idiyappam.

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Ingredients

1/2 kg Chicken cut into medium size pieces
3 medium Onion sliced very thinly
1 - 1.5 tbsp each chopped Ginger & garlic
3-4 Green chili
1/2 - 1 tbsp Coriander powder
1/2 - 1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 - 1 tsp Chicken masala optional
1 medium Tomato
1.5 - 2 cups Medium thick coconut milk
1.25 cups Thick coconut milk
1 tsp Mustard seeds
4 Small / Pearl onion
Salt
Curry leaves
Coconut oil

Instructions

Marinate the chicken pieces with half the qty of onion, ginger & garlic (half the qty), green chili (1/2 of the total qty used), coriander powder (1/2 of the total qty used), garam masala (half of the total qty), turmeric powder, chicken masala, curry leaves & salt. Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
Cook the marinated chicken in medium thick coconut milk, till the chicken becomes tender.
Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard seeds. Add small onion, remaining portions of the sliced big onion, ginger & garlic, green chili and curry leaves. Saute it till the onion becomes soft.
Add remaining coriander powder & garam masala. Fry it till the oil starts appearing.
Add the sliced tomatoes. When tomato becomes soft add cooked chicken along with the gravy. Combine well.
Add thick coconut milk and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Serve with Palappam, Kallappam or Idiyappam.