Chicken Curry-Koorg Style

Kodagu aka Koorg is a very popular tourist place in southern India.Today i am sharing some traditional koorg dishes.It is none other than chicken and rice but it is something different than our kerala style. As I always say that i love to experiment the new recipes, this time tried this dish. My LH really loved this curry..I think we always love to have variety of dishes...I got this recipe idea from chef Lakshmi ..Actually this koorg chicken curry is made with coconut..So you can imagine the taste..Coconut always give a very special flavor to the all dish..Here we are using the fresh coconut paste not coconut milk. Hope it will be quiet interesting  for all of you who love to try new dishes..

Ingredients:

Onion : 2 nos
Oil : 4 tbs
Tomato : 2 medium size
Garlic : 3 pods
Ginger : 1 medium size
Lemon juice : 1/2 tsp
Chili powder : 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Garam masala : 11/2 tsp(optional)
Salt : to taste

For masala:

Coconut : 1/2 cup
Cumin seed : 1/2 tsp
Cloves: 3 nos
Cinnamon : 1 small portion
Coriander Powder : 1 tbs


Preparation

• Marinate the chicken with salt turmeric powder Chili powder and garam masala powder
• Slice the onion into small pieces
• Cut the tomato into 8 pieces
• Make a nice paste of garlic and ginger
• Make a nice paste of Masala ingredients

Step 1:Heat oil in a pan,Add the sliced onion pieces.just fry for 1 minute add the tomato pieces,ginger and garlic paste .Let it fry for about 5-10 minute.

Step 2:Add Chili powder and turmeric powder to the mix ,then the add the marinated chicken pieces and stir well.

Step 3:Add 1/2 cup of water and let the chicken to cook for 5-10 minute in medium heat.

Step 4:Once the chicken gets cooked add the coconut paste into it ,stir continuously.

Step 5:Let the mix to cook for about 5-10 minutes in medium heat.

Step 6:Garnish the curry with coriander leaves and add Lemon juice and cover the pan with a lid.

The delicious Koorg style Chicken curry is ready to have..Have it with papputtu..

Cook's Tip

• If you want to make more gravy add more water in the  step 3
• Do not boil after adding the lemon juice.
• If you add the garam masala it will give more aroma to the dish
• If you like to make it spicy add more chili powder.

Pappauttu-Steamed Rice cake with milk

Papputtu is a Koorg's special item.Paputtu is Palputtu means Steamed rice cake with Milk.This dish is a good combination with Chicken curry..Its quiet simple to prepare..the traditional way of cooking is different than what i explained here.The main ingredient for this dish is rice.The broken rice is used for this..Usually it is available everywhere in koorg.But what i did here was just grinded the basamati rice using the mixer and made the broken rice,rice came as  very small in shape. ..I think it is  hard to find such broken rice (podiyari) packets in any of the shop.but in coorg its  very common .so use any type of the rice in  your pantry and grind it and prepare this wonderful dish..the recipe is

Ingredients
Broken rice: 1 cup
Milk : 1 1/2 cup
G?rated Coconut: 4 tbs
Salt : to taste

Note: Use Coconut Milk or cow milk(used for the tea preparation).

Preparation

1.First soak the broken rice into the milk for 30minute- 1 hour . Mix it with salt and grated coconut.

2.(The traditional way).-Then pour this mix into a round shaped steel plate.

3. Boil water in a cooker(pressure cooker) and place the rice mixture plate inside ..cook the content for 5 -10 minutes without using the weight..Let the cooked mix to cool down and carefully remove the papputtu from the plate and cut it into desired shape.

Here what i did was that- i used the idlicooker.just pour the mix into the idlimould and cook for 5-10 minutes in medim heat..and once it get done just removed the papputtu from  the mould...Its looks like flat idli,but the texture and taste is really diferent than idli and the best combination with the koorg style chicken curry.Garnish it with grated carrot on top...

Cook's tip

• Do not add too much milk for soaking the broken rice..
• Add grated coconut according to you taste .If u doesn't like the coconut just prepare without using it.
• Do not forget to add the salt