Friday, 23 February 2018

Malwani chicken curry /malwani kombdi rassa





Malwani chicken curry /malvani kombdi rassa is a very popular spicy and flavourful curry from the coastal region of Maharashtra kokani cuisine..Malwani/Malvani chicken curry is usually served with vade and is popularly known as kombdi wade.

Ingredients
500 gm/1/2 kg chicken cut in pieces
2 inch ginger
10 garlic cloves
2 green chilli
salt
1/2 tsp haldi
hand full coriander leaves

1/2 tsp sesame seeds
1/4 tsp khas khas/ poppy seeds
4 to 5 kashmiri dry red chilli
3 onions
1/2 cup dry coconut/khopra
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
3 to 4 cloves
1 inch cinnamon
2 blades mace/javitri
2 to 3 green cardamom
1 black cardamom
6 to 7 black pepper
1 star anise
small piece of dagadphool/stoneflower
3 to 4 tbsp oil
3 bay leaves
salt to taste

Method

  • Grind the chilli, coriander leaves,ginger garlic to a fine paste adding little water
  • Marinate the chicken with salt turmeric powder and the green chilli- garlic  paste
  • Dry roast the spices along with red chillies till fragrant and keep aside.
  • Dry roast the coconut till light brown and keep aside
  • In the same pan add 1 tsp oil and saute the onion till golden brown.
  • Grind the coconut ,onion and the whole spices together to a smooth paste adding water.
  • Heat a pan/i used a claypot ,add oil once oil is hot add bay leaves
  • Add 1 med sized chopped onion and saute till transculent.
  • Now add the marinated chicken and saute for 10  minutes
  • Add the ground coconut onion paste and saute 
  • Add water to the desired consistency of gravy you require 
  • Cover the pan with lid and cook over medium flame.
  • Add more water if the gravy is too thick,you can adjust the consistency of gravy as per your taste.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves 
  • Serve hot with rice/bhakri or kombdi vade

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