KERALA STYLE CHICKEN STEW RECIPE
KERALA STYLE CHICKEN STEW RECIPE
Kerala stew is an aromatic, mildly spiced , creamy, veggie-packed coconut milk curry. It is a combination of veg / non veg creamy curry prepared with thick and thin coconut milk and dry spices. It is generally served with flaky malabar parotta or appam or idiyappam .

INGREDIENTS
- Thin coconut milk – 1 ½ cup
- Thick coconut milk – ½ OR ¾ cup
- Boneless chickess small pieces – 1 cup
- potato / carrot / beans / green peas – ½ or ¾ cup
- Onion thinly sliced – 1
- Ginger and garlic freshly crushed – 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Black pepper – ½ tsp
- bay leaf – 1
- Clove – 2
- Cardamom – 2
- Cinnamon – 1 small piece
- Green chilli – 4 or 5 or as per taste
- Salt to taste
PREPARATION
- Extract coconut milk from frehly grated coconut by grinding it .Refer here for recipe – How to extract Coconut milk at home
- Marinate the chicken with little salt + pepper pwder and keep aside for 10 to 15 mins .
METHOD
Heat oil in a pan ,add whole garam masala and fry for few seconds without burning .
Add sliced onion + green chilli + curry leaves and fry till translucent .[ colour should not change ]
Add ginger + garlic and fry till raw smell leaves.
Add the chicken and mix well.
Stir fry for 1 min , then cover and cook for 1 min .
Add the veges and mix well .
Stir fry for 1 mins .
Add the thin milk + salt and bring it to boil .
Now cover and cook till the veges are done . [ 4 to 5 mins depending on the size of veges and chicken ]
Don’ t overcook , it should be not mushy .
Add the thick milk and mix well.
Simmer on low flame for few seconds and off the flame. Don’t boil .
Garnish with curry leaves.
Serve hot with Southindian accompaniments like dosa / appam/ idiappam / parotta.
NOTES
- Don’t boil much after adding thick milk.
- The colour of the gravy has to be white ,so avoid onions from browning.
- Adjust the consistency as per your taste.
- It should not be very watery.
- Use coconut oil to enhance the flavour.
- For yellow colour add little turmeric pwdr.

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