Ceylon chicken curry recipe

Main Dish

6 servings

Easy

35 min

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Ceylon chicken curry is a mildly spiced curry recipe from srilankan cuisine. Ceylon chicken curry is prepared with tender chicken cooked in an onion and coconut milk based curry. Coconut milk and spices gives you a good aroma and taste. Ceylon chicken curry is served in most of the restaurants serving Srilankan food and some south Indian restaurants serve this chicken curry.

Ingredients

• Chicken 1 kg
• Onions 2 no
• Green chillies 4 no
• Ginger garlic paste 3 tsp
• Chilli powder 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves 1 sprig
• Lemon juice of 1 no
• Coconut 3/4 no
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

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Preparation

• 1. Wash and cut chicken into medium size pieces. Add chilli powder and salt, mix well and keep aside for atleast 45 minutes.
• 2. Grind coconut and make two extractions of coconut milk.Chop onions and slit green chillies.
• 3. Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel.Add onions, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, coiriander powder and turmeric powder. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes in a medium fire.
• 4. Add chicken and fry well in a medium fire for few minutes.
• 5. Add 2nd extraction coconut milk and cook in slow fire till chicken is tender.
• 6. Add thick coconut milk, salt and lemon juice. Cook for another 5 minutes in slow fire.
• 7. Serve hot with white rice, biryani, parotta, etc.

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