Jaffna Style Chicken Kari / கோழி இறைச்சி கறி
Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cubed to 1 inch
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 20g coconut oil
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ginger minced (equal amount as garlic)
- 2 green chilies sliced
- 3 tbsp Jaffna curry powder
- 15g sea salt
- 1 black cardamum
- 2 tbsps coconut cream
- Meat thool - 1 tbsp
* Fennel heavy spice blend
* Roast together [fennel seed 2x, cumin seed, coriander seed, black pepper, raw rice].
* Grind to a fine dust in a coffee grinder - 15 curry leaves washed
Method
- Wash chicken with tumeric (remove excess water with paper towel)
- Add salt to chicken and let it dry brine
- Add coconut oil, cinammon, fenugreek, white onion to the pan on medium low heat
- Sweat until onions are transculent for about 15 minutes
- Mix the chicken, garlic, onion, chilies, Jaffna curry powder
- Increase heat to medium high
- Add the marinated chicken to the pot
- Dry fry for 10 minutes so it's not pink
- Reduce heat to medium
- Add black cardamum and coconut cream and put the lid on for 10 minutes
- Remove the lid and continue to stir for 10 minutes to thicken up the kuzhambu
- Add meat thool and cook for 5 minutes
- Tear curry leaves and cook for 2 more minutes