Receta Nadan Kozhi Mappas / Kerala Chicken Curry in Creamy Coconut Sauce
Kozhi Mappas or Chicken Mappas is a typical Syrian
Christian delicacy, which is very common in Kerala Christian homes....Chicken
cooked in a spiced creamy coconut milk and served
with Palappam or Vellayappam is a regular breakfast in Christian families
especially on occasions like Christmas, Easter and is also one of the items in
ceremonies like Othukalyanam (Engagements), Weddings, Baptism etc... Back home we
- used to add potato and carrot along with the chicken and these veggie pieces
- cooked along with chicken in the gravy tastes delicious! You can make different
- versions of Mappas by substituting chicken with egg,
- mutton, beef, fish, duck or with vegetables like
- Broccoli, cauliflower, ladies finger, bread fruit etc…. Chicken mappas can be
- served with Palappam, Vellayappam, Chapathi, Idiyappam, Puttu or even with plain
- boiled rice with spiced yogurt....
- Nadan Kozhi Mappas / Kerala Chicken Curry in Creamy Coconut Sauce
- Preparation and Cooking time ~30-40 mints
- Ingredients:
- Chicken- ½ kg, cleaned and cut into small pieces
- Potato – 1 medium, cubed
- Carrot – 1, cubed
- Onion – 1, thinly sliced
- Ginger - 1 inch piece, chopped
- Garlic – 3 cloves, chopped
- Tomato – 1, chopped
- Green chillies – 2 slit
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Curry leaves- a sprig
- Thin coconut milk – 1 ½ cups
- Thick coconut milk – ½ cup
- Coconut oil /Refined oil – 1 or 2 tbsp
- Vinegar – ½ tbsp
- Salt - to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
When it splutters add sliced onion, chopped ginger,
garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and sauté.
When it becomes pale brown add cubed potato and carrot
pieces and sauté until onion is golden brown.
Add tomato and sauté well.
Now add meat masala (curry powder) and salt, stir well
and add chicken pieces and sauté for a couple of minutes.
Add thin coconut milk and bring to a boil and cook on
medium heat until chicken is well cooked.
Add thick coconut milk and vinegar, stir well and simmer
for a minute and remove from heat.
Serve hot with Paalappam, Vellayappam, Idiyappam, chapathi,
bread or boiled rice.
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