Mangalorean Chicken Curry (Kori)
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup grated coconut
1 t. tamarind paste
1 small onion, diced
1 can 6-8 oz coconut milk
1 clove garlic
Salt to taste
Oil, ghee as needed
Spices: 4 cloves, 1” cinnamon, ½ petal anice, 1 t. whole black pepper, ½ t. white poppy, 2-3 T. kundapur chilli
Method:
- Roast grated coconut until browned. Place in blender. In 1 T. oil, heat chopped onion, spices until browne.
- Let cool, then transfer to blender. Add kundapur chilli powder, tamarind and grind until smooth.
- Dice ¾ medium onion and place in pan. Add cut up chicken, salt- sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add ground masala to ½ to 1 cup water.
- Cook on med heat for 45 minutes.
- Then lower heat and add coconut milk to cook for another 5 mintues.
- Chop remaining ¼ onion very finely and fry in ghee until fragrant. Add this to curry.