Chicken simmered in coconut milk with onion, ginger- garlic and pepper. This recipe is adapted from my mom. Appam with Chicken Stew is one of my favorite breakfast. Great combination with Idiyappam and bread also.
Chicken Stew - Kerala Style
This recipe is adapter from my mom. Appam with Chicken Stew is one of my favorite breakfast. Chicken simmered in coconut milk with onion, ginger- garlic and pepper. Great combination with Idiyappam and bread also.
Ingredients
- ½ Kilogram chicken
- 1 onion
- 3 Chilly Green
- ½ Tablespoon garlic
- ½ Tablespoon ginger
- 1 cinnamon
- 2 cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 1 Teaspoon black peppercorns
- ½ Teaspoon pepper powder
- ½ Teaspoon Ani seeds powder
- curry leaves
- 1 potato (Small)
- 1 carrot (Small)
- 2 Cups coconut milk Medium Thick
- 1 cup coconut milk thick
- 1 tablespoon cashew nut
- salt
- coconut oil
Garnish
- 6 numbers onion (small)
- ½ tablespoon cashew nut
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add sliced onions, salt and split green chillies. Saute it until onion becomes soft. Don't let it brown.
- Next add crushed garlic and ginger. Saute it for a while.
- Then add cinnamon, cloves, crushed cardamom, black peppercorns, aniseeds powder, pepper powder, curry leaves. Fry it well for a minute.
- Add potato cubes and chicken(cut into small pieces) and enough salt. Mix well.
- Add medium thick coconut milk. Cover and cook.
- Once chicken is half done, add carrot cubes. Cover and cook again.
- Soak 1 tablespoon cashew in 2 tablespoon hot water for 15 minutes. Grind it to a smooth paste.
- Once chicken and the vegetables are cooked well, add thick coconut milk and cashew paste to the gravy. Cashew paste is optional and required if you need the gravy more creamier.
- Bring it to boil and switch off once the gravy is thick enough.
- Garnish with fried small onions and ½ tablespoon cashew.
- *** Preparation of coconut milk - Grind 3 cup grated coconut with 1 cup luke warm water. 1 cup thick coconut milk can be extracted from this. Luke warm water helps you to extract coconut milk well.
- Grind the same coconut with 2 cups luke warm water. 2 cups medium thick coconut milk can be prepared from this.
Nutrition
Serving: 412gCalories: 687kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 22gFat: 63gSaturated Fat: 47gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 870mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 3554IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 9mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Wow looks yummyy
Thanks Sana :)
really yummy Jane... I had noted your recipe to prepare, jus then we had kerala friend (far related) getting Appam along with Chicken Stew... This makes me more tempted to try this out this weekend :)
Thanks Maclin! Try it out and let me know how it turns out for you :)
YUMM yum Jane...i finally did it :)
wanna learn making Appam soon ;)
Learning everything for my To Be and my In Laws to be ;) soon... Thanks :)
Thanks a lot for trying it out :) Can you contribute your pic?
yes sure...i jus did
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Thanks Maclin :)
Hi Jojo, I very much enjoy your recipes. Thank you.
I see “Ani seeds” in your recipe sometimes but then it is not in the preparation part. What are Ani seeds?
Thanks a lot for trying out my recipes,@godsmustbcrazy Aniseed is same as fennel seeds.