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Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry-Kerala Style Chicken Curry

One of my  mom’s staple recipe Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry and I grew up eating this delicious chicken curry. It’s one of my favorite. I have been craving it lately. So I decided to make it and here it is.

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So wondering what so special about this Kerala style chicken curry? Lightly roasted spices are blended together and gently simmered in coconut milk to give unique taste. Hope you all will enjoy this Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry as much as we do!

Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry |Kerala Style Chicken Curry – Kothiyavunu Special

Preparation Time : 1/2 to 1 hrs
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients:

For Marinating : 
Chicken with bones : 1 lbs
Chicken Masala Powder  : 1 tbsp (I used skathi chicken masala)

For Dry Roast :
Whole Coriander seeds : 2 tsp
Dry Red Chilli  : 5-6 or to your tolerances level
Fennel Seeds : 1 tsp
Black Pepper Corns: 1/4 tsp
Cardamon : 2 pods
Cloves : 2
Bay Leaves : 1
Cinnamon : 1/2 inch
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

For Gravy :
Coconut Oil : 1 Tbsp
Dry Red Chilly : 2-3 nos
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Onions  : 1 medium, (finely thinly sliced)
Ginger : 1 tbsp  (minced)
Garlic : 1 tbsp (minced)
Thick Coconut Milk : 1/2 cup
Garam Masala Powder : 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves : 1 sprig
Salt to taste

 

Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry -Kerala Style Chicken Curry |kothiyavunu.com

How to make Nadan Kozhi  – Chicken Curry – Kerala Style Chicken Curry – Kothiyavunu Special:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with chicken masala for 30 minutes to 1 hour and set it aside.
2. Dry roast the above listed ingredients ” To Dry Roast” for a minute and when they start to turn brown, add the turmeric powder and remove and allow to cool.
3. In a blender, add the above dry roasted spices along with ginger, garlic and add little water; grind to make a smooth paste and keep it aside.
4. Heat  oil in a pan over medium heat and splutter mustard seeds, and add dry red chilles.
5.  Add the sliced onion  and saute until it turns to translucent and brown in color.
6. Add the marinated chicken pieces and grounded spice paste, salt and mix well.
7. Add the coconut milk and reduce the flame to medium and cook the chicken for 15 minutes approximately.
8. After 15 minutes or when the chicken is 3/4 cooked, add gram masala and curry leaves.
9. Adjust the salt and cook until the gravy turns dark brown in color and the gravy thickens.
10. Remove from the fire; sprinkle little coconut oil on top and keep covered until its ready to serve. (Note : It enhance the flavor)
11. Serve with hot rice or with Kerala Parotta or any Indian Bread and Enjoy!

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Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha

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Comments

  1. sangeetha says

    Hi Indu,First of all I’m sorry for the delayed reply. I guess I missed your comment 🙁 It’s a pleasure to know that you like the recipes posted here :). Thank you very much for trying the recipes and also for kind words:)Truly appreciated.Hope to see you around more!

    Happy cooking!
    Sangeetha

  2. Indu says

    This is an awesome recipe for naadan chicken curry…..I have made it like 5+ times…..been long due since I have wanted to comment on the same …so tat it’s an add on surety among all the previous comments for anyone who wants to give this recipe a try!!!
    P.S- tried naadan chicken fry as well….that’s an awesome, to the dot recipe, finger lickin’ good!!!
    An ardent follower of ur recipes!!!

  3. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Shruti, It's a pleasure and honour to know you find this space helpful 🙂 Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback with us, it means a lot. Hope to see you around more!

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  4. shruti jordan says

    Hi,

    I am just anther like najah. I have been using your recipes for years. This was the very first dish I made for my husband before we got married. Every time I make this he says this is why I married you. Thank you so much for each of your delicious recipes. I learned all the basic kerala recipes from you.

  5. sangeetha says

    Hi Najah,

    First of all I'm sorry for the delayed reply. Thanks a ton dear for such a wonderful comment. I'm so happy to know that you find this space helpful 🙂 Thanks a lot for trying and sharing your feedback with me. It means a lot. Did you get to try? do revert to me with feedback if you try.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  6. sangeetha says

    Hi, Yes you can marinate and roast. Substitute with turmeric powder,red chilli powder, garam masala and balck pepper powder according to your spice tolerance level. Hope this helps.

  7. sangeetha says

    Hi Aishwarya,

    Thank you for trying and for sharing your feedback here 🙂 I"m so glad it turned out well for you.Please try out other recipes also, hope you will like it too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  8. sangeetha says

    Hi Mina,

    I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying and letting me know your feedback. Hope you get to try more recipe fro here and like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  9. sangeetha says

    Hi bt T,
    My apologies for the delayed response. The given measurement is for 1/2 kg, so I would recommend to double the above given measurement for 1 kg. Hope this helps and comes out well. All the best.

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  10. najah says

    Well its been almost a year im following your site. Being a working women I don't do cooking on a daily basis but when I do I just follow ur recipes. And every single time I cooked from ur site my husbands kiss my hand and says " magical hands " . Till now I have never posted a appreciation note on ur wall n I think its high time I do so. Today im going to try ur nadan chicken curry recipe for ifthar. Hope it turns out good.
    you are doing a wonderful job….keep going…best wishes

  11. Anonymous says

    Can we marinate and roast the chicken? Whats the substitute for chicken masala

  20. sangeetha says

    Hi Shylaja, Thanks a lot for writing those precious words about my pics n recipes…Means a lot to me :)I'm so glad that you like the recipes posted here.Hope you get to try more recipes too and like them too…

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  21. Harsh Nair says

    Hi Sangeetha,

    Many thanks for creating a fabulous website with recipes from across Kerala. I am sure you have worked hard to create such a vast collection of kerala recipes. The photographs are brilliant – looks professional.

    We tried some of your recipes, all turned superb.

    Thank yo so much.

    Regards
    Shylaja Nair

  22. sangeetha says

    Hi Deepti, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!. Please do try out other recipes too…

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  23. deepti says

    Your recipie turned out superb. We all loved it…. thanks for sharing. … ur recipies r awesome

  24. sangeetha says

    Add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, 11/2 tsp of red chilli powder, 3/4 tsp GM, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, though I advice to always use your best judgment when adding spices…more or less according to your spice tolerance level.Good luck! Let me know how it turned out.

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  25. Lukas F. says

    Hello Sangeetha,

    Thanks! I will try the recipe tomorrow and will report to you about the result 😉
    One question: Should I use the mentioned spices (Turmeric,Chili,Pepper;GM) in equal parts?

    Best Regards
    Lukas

  26. sangeetha says

    Hello Lukas, Yes you can marinate the chicken without using chicken masala, marinate with turmeric powder red chilli powder,freshly grounded black pepper powder and garam masala powder accordingly.Hope this helps! Do revert to me with feedback if you try.

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  27. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Jacky! I am so glad it worked out for you! Thanks for trying this and letting me know.Hope you get to try other recipes too and like them too.

    Cheers,
    Sangeetha

  28. Lukas F. says

    Hello,

    I wanted to try this recipe and wondered, how to marinate the chicken without using the chicken masala? Would this be much effort or could it be replaced by a couple of other spices?

    Thank you very much.
    Lukas

  32. sangeetha says

    Hello, This is one of my mom signature recipes, I'm happy that it came out well for you too and you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks a lot for trying them and also for the comment.. I hope you do try more of my recipes.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  39. Anonymous says

    Love this recipe. We're cooking it again tonight on the Nullarbor plain in Australia.

  40. kothiyavunu.com says

    You're welcome Sreeja. Thanks a lot for trying this recipe. I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment! Please do try other recipe when time permits 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  41. Sreeja Raghavan says

    Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I had been looking high and low for a traditional kerala style chicken curry recipe.
    Tried ur recipe and it turned out yum!!

  42. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hello, I’m so glad to hear you all enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment! I hope you do try more recipes from this humble space 🙂

    Happy Cooking!
    Sangeetha

  43. Anonymous says

    Hi Sangeetha,

    I tried this with ghee rice and was too yummy. All liked it. Thanks for that nadan masala.

  44. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Hema,
    So happy to hear u tried n liked my recipes and photography :)…Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback 🙂 Please do try other recipes too when time permits.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  45. Anonymous says

    Hi Sangeetha, We tried the chicken curry last night and it was superb! Stumbled across your blog a while back and have tried a few recipes so far and each one of them was delicious! For an amateur cook like me, it is a big deal. Love the photography too, very enticing!
    Thank you,
    -Hema

  46. kothiyavunu.com says

    Your welcome Niren 🙂 I'm thrilled to read your comment. Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm honoured to know that you trust the recipes posted here very much.Keep trying the recipes and happy cooking!

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  47. Anonymous says

    We tried this recipe..it was awesome..We all loved it
    No words to express the taste of this yummy chicken curry.

    Evenif we don't get nadan kozhi,still we can't beat the taste of this curry.

    I should admit that it is the best ever chicken curry i ate so far.

    Your webspace is so unique,and we can search almost all authentic kerala dishes on this blog,and
    thanks a lot for all your wonderful recipes which i am going to try in future.Keep up the good work.

    Your prompt replies for our queries really help us a lot while cooking,thanks for that.

    Once again thanks for sharing this lovely recipe on your webspace.

    Niren

  48. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Ajay,
    I'm glad that it came well for u and thanks for sharing your feedback here.
    I do have one version of kadai chicken, which is stable recipe in my home, but yet to post it here, surely will try to post that in near future. Thank You!

  49. Anonymous says

    Hi. Tried this recipe today. Turned out good. Thanks for sharing the recipes. BTW, do you have Kadai chicken recipe?

    Ajay

  55. kothiyavunu.com says

    @Jincy,,, I am so very glad to know you & your husband liked it..Thank you for letting me know that & for your sweet words…makes it worth while to blog again 🙂

  56. Jincy says

    The best, curry I have ever made and tasted! My husband loved it so much!! Keep posting more…you r a great encouragement to everyone!!!

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