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Kerala Chicken Stew By Chef Ajay Chopra

Kerala Chicken stew is a popular chicken dish from Kerala cuisine. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this drool-worthy dish.

Serves4

Cooking Time10-15 Min

Preparation Time8-10 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

    • 500 gm chicken

    • 3 - 4 tbsp coconut oil

    • 4 - 5 cloves

    • 10 - 12 peppercorns

    • 3 - 4 dried red chillies

    • 2 - 3 cinnamon sticks

    • 2 bay leaves

    • 2 sliced onions

    • 1 inch thinly sliced ginger

    • 3 - 4 green chillies

    • 2 - 3 potatoes

    • 3 - 4 carrots

    • 1 cup chicken stock/water

    • 1 cup roughly cut French beans

    • 1 cup coconut milk

  • For tempering

    • 3 - 4 tbsp coconut oil

    • curry leaves

    • 1 tsp pepper powder

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Heat coconut oil in a pan, and add cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, dried red chilli and bay leaves.
  2. 2

    When the masalas start cooking, add sliced onions, salt, thinly sliced ginger, slit green chillies and curry leaves along with the stem.
  3. 3

    Put the chicken pieces in the pan and cook with the masalas.
  4. 4

    Add some sliced potatoes and carrots and saute. Add some chicken stock or water and cook. Cover the pan with the lid and cook for 10-15 minutes.
  5. 5

    Once the chicken is cooked, add some coconut milk and mix. Add some French beans, cover the lid and cook again.
  6. 6

    In a tadka pan, heat coconut oil and add curry leaves and pepper powder. Pour the tempering over the chicken stew and mix.
  7. 7

    Chicken Stew is ready to be served.

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