Easy oil free spring chicken curry

Easy oil free spring chicken curry

Chicken curry can be cooked in many ways. Today I am going to use a spring chicken which is very tender as a healthy oil free curry which is easy to cook.

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                         Easy oil free spring chicken curry

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

1. Cut I kg Spring chicken into bite size pieces.

Easy oil free spring 
chicken curry

2. Marinate the chicken pieces for fifteen minutes with ½ tsp plain chili powder, ½ tsp turmeric powder and ½ tsp salt and keep aside.

3. In a medium size pan add chicken and
      the following ingredients: 

A. 130 grams onions chopped, 5 grams clove garlic, 15 grams green chilli, 5 grams curry leaves, 30 grams pandan leaves, 30 grams lemon grass.

Ingredients

B. 100 grams potato peeled and chopped into small pieces, 80 grams Tomato cut into small pieces. 


C.  Spices
6 grams cinnamon piece, 4 cloves, 2 cardamoms, 1 star anise, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp fennel seeds, ½ tsp fenugreek seeds.

D.Spice powders 1 tbsp curry powder, ½ tsp biryani powder, ½ tsp cinnamon powder, ½ tsp roasted cumin powder, ½ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp garam masala powder, ½ tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp curry powder. 

Spices

4. Add water to cover the chicken.

5. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat. Let it simmer for 30 minutes, covered.



6. Once chicken is cooked (that is, when the chicken is soft and tender), add 120 ml coconut milk.

7. Optionally add 2 table spoon roasted chick pea powder to thicken the curry.

Spice powders and roasted 

chick pea powder to thicken the gravy

8.  Let it simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
                



Easy oil free spring chicken curry is ready.

                     Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Spring chicken

Ingredients

Ingredients for  Easy oil free spring chicken curry

Main
I kg Spring chicken

Others
130 grams onions chopped
5 grams clove garlic
15 grams green chilli
5 grams curry leaves
100 grams potato 
chopped into small pieces
80 grams Tomato 
cut into small pieces
30 grams pandan leaves
30 grams lemon grass
120 ml coconut milk

Onion

Spices
6 grams cinnamon 
4 grams (4) cloves 
2 grams (2) cardamoms
5 grams (1) star anise
1 gram (½ tsp) cumin seeds
1½ grams (½ tsp) fennel seeds 
5.5 grams  (½ tsp) fenugreek seeds

Spices

Spice powders
1 tbsp curry powder (6 grams)
½ tsp biryani powder (1 gram)
½ tsp cinnamon powder (1.5 grams)
½ tsp roasted cumin powder (2 grams)
½ tsp turmeric powder (1.5 grams)
½ tsp garam masala (2 grams)
½ tsp pepper powder (2 grams)
1 tsp coriander powder

For marination
½ tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chili powder (3 grams)

Spice powders and roasted chickpea
  powder to thicken the gravy

2 table spoon roasted chick pea powder. It is not a spice powder I am using it to thicken the curry

Preparation
Cut chicken and marinate with plain chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and keep aside for 15 minutes.

Marinated chicken

Method
In a medium size pan add chicken and all the ingredients except roasted chick pea powder and coconut milk.

All items are placed in a cooking pot

 Add water to cover the chicken. 

water is added

Bring to the boil and reduce the heat. Let it simmer for 30 minutes, covered.
Once chicken is cooked (that is, when the chicken is soft and tender), add coconut milk.

Coconut milk is added

 Let it simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.

Curry is ready

That is it. The simple chicken curry is ready. If you don't want gravy you can make it as a dry curry.

If you like you can add 2 table spoon of coconut milk at the beginning when adding  water, Curry will be very tastier. Tender chicken will be very soft and tasty. I am not using ginger for this curry as it will make it more softer.

Easy oil free spring chicken curry