Karnataka

Kodava koli curry

Name: Kodava koli curry
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kodava
Ingredients: 750 g chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 2 medium onion; 1 medium tomato; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 green chilli; 1 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds; 2 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp poppy seeds (white poppy seeds); 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 2 tsp kachampuli; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 1/4 cups water; Salt, to taste

Chicken in a dark roasted coriander and pepper masala. Coorg's gentler cousin of pandi curry.

55 minTime

38 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayDark roasted masala and kachampuli.

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Koli curry, Kodava style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)750 g

Onion2 medium

Tomato1 medium

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Green chilli2

Coriander seeds1½ tbsp

Black pepper2 tsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)1 tsp

Fresh grated coconut½ cup

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1½ tsp

Kachampuli2 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Water1¼ cups

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast coriander, pepper, cumin and poppy seeds until dark, then coconut until brown. Grind to a paste.
2Heat oil, fry onions until brown. Add ginger garlic paste, green chillies and tomato and cook down.
3Add chicken, turmeric, chilli powder and salt; sear. Add paste and water and simmer covered until cooked.
4Stir in kachampuli and curry leaves; simmer 3 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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Kodava koli curry

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