Koli Chicken curry (Navsacha Kombda)
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4
 
Ingredients
  • 750 grams chicken cut into medium sized pieces
  • 250 grams parboiled potatoes (unpeeled)
  • 220 grams onions finely chopped
  • 100 grams grated fresh coconuts
  • 1 tbsp garam masala powder
  • 2 and ½ tbsp koli masala powder
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 black cardamom
  • Cooking Oil
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. Dry roast grated coconut in a pan.Roast them until they become light brown in color.
  2. When they become brown take them off the flame and allow it to cool.
  3. In another pan, dry roast chicken pieces .
  4. Cook on low flame until they are semi-cooked (50% done).Keep stirring in intervals.
  5. If you find chicken sticking to the bottom of the pan, you can add 1-2 tbsp oil.
  6. While chicken is getting roasted,we can make coconut paste.Add water in small quantity while making this paste.Consistency of coconut paste should be fine.
  7. In about 15 mins chicken gets half cooked on low flame.
  8. Turn off the flame and remove the chicken pieces in plate.
  9. In the same pan, take 4 tbsp oil.
  10. Add cumin seeds, black cardamom, bay leaf and chopped onions.
  11. Fry onions on low flame until it turn brown in color.
  12. In about 15 mins onions become brown.
  13. Now add ginger-garlic paste, coconut paste.
  14. Add garam masala and koli masala powder.Mix them all and fry.While frying masala, add 3-4 tbsp water in pan.
  15. In 10 mins masala gets nicely roasted and you can see oil oozing out at the sides.
  16. Add potatoes cut in large cubes and chicken pieces.Mix them all well. Add 2 cups of water. Add salt as per taste.
  17. Cook chicken covered until it gets completely cooked.
  18. Chicken gets cooked in 15 mins on low flame. Turn off the flame. Chicken is ready to be served.
  19. Koli Chicken Curry can be relished with Roti,chapati, bhakri and steamed rice.
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/koli-chicken-curry-navsacha-kombda/