RECIPES

KERALA

Kozhi Peralan

To serve 4 persons

Ingredient Quantity
Chicken Curry cut 1 kg
Ginger Garlic paste 2 tbsp
Melam Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Curry leaves 3 sprigs
Shallots sliced 50 gm
Melam Kozhi Peralan masala 2-3 tbsp
Water 75 ml
Thick coconut milk 1 cup (150 ml)
Coconut oil 60 ml
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Onion sliced 100 g

Cooking method:

  • Clean the chicken. Marinate with ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt, vinegar, curry leaves and shallots.
  • Mix the Melam Kozhi Peralan masala with enough water to make into a paste.
  • Add this paste and coconut milk to the marinated chicken.
  • Cook till chicken is half done.
  • Remove the chicken and reserve the gravy.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, let mustard to splutter and sauté onions till it start to turn brown.
  • Add the half done chicken and fry till slightly brown.
  • Add reserved gravy and cook till chicken is fully cooked and gravy turns creamy and thick.
  • Serve hot with parathas or rice.