Malvani chicken
Malvani chicken, from above
Non vegMalvan, Maharashtra

Malvani chicken

Chicken in a roasted coconut Malvani gravy. Kombdi vade's better half.

60 minTime
31 gProtein each
hotSpice
Kombdi vade1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMalvan home style, with vade on the side.
The original
446kcalsame
31 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)750 g curry cut
Onion2 large, sliced
Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)½ cup dry coconut
Garlic10 cloves
Ginger4 cm
Whole spicescloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, star anise
Coriander seeds2 tsp
Malvani masala2½ tbsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Tomato1 medium, chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3½ tbsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful
Saltto taste
Water1⅔ cups

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Rub the chicken with turmeric, salt and 1 tsp malvani masala and rest 20 minutes.
  2. 2Roast the coconut, whole spices and coriander seeds until brown. Fry half the onion until dark. Grind with garlic, ginger and coriander leaves.
  3. 3Heat oil, cook the remaining onion until golden, add tomato, the paste and the rest of the malvani masala. Fry until oil separates.
  4. 4Add chicken and fry 5 minutes, then add water. Cover and simmer until no pink remains, about 20 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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What goes with Malvani chicken: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Malvani vade50 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Kolambi sukke30 min
On the side Malvani fish fry35 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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