Nattu Kozhi Kuzhambu Recipe

Ingredients for Nattu Kozhi Kuzhambu

• Nattu Kozhi / Chicken – 1 kg cut into pieces
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
• Oil – 1 tblspn
• Water as needed

For Roasting & Grinding:

• Coconut – 1 cup grated
• Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon / Pattai – 4 cm piece
• Coriander Seeds / Malli – 2 tbsp
• Dry Red Chillies – 10
• Whole Black Pepper – 2 tsp
• Oil – 1 tsp

For Masala:

• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Onion – 2 large sliced
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tbsp
• Tomatoes – 4 large chopped

How to Make Nattu Kozhi Kuzhambu

1. Take chicken in a bowl, add salt and turmeric powder. Mix well. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add all spices in and saute for couple of mins. Take it in a blender.
3. Now take coconut in the pan and saute till golden. Take it in the same blender and puree till smooth. Remove to a bowl.
4. Now in the same pan, add a tbsp of oil, add in onions and saute till golden.
5. Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
6. Add in tomatoes and saute till mushy.Take it in a blender and puree. Set aside.
7. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in chicken and sear it well.
8. Now take chicken in a pressure cooker, add the spice masala and onion tomato masala, water and salt. Mix well.
9. Pressure cook for 2 whistle for normal chicken and 6 whistle for nattu kozhi, simmer the pan for 15 mins and turn off the heat.
10. Let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and add coriander leaves.
11. Serve.