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Kerala Chicken Stew Recipe with Bread

A creamy, traditional Kerala-style chicken curry cooked with coconut milk, vegetables, and spices, best served with steamed bread or appam.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Kerala cuisine
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 4 people
Author: Jinoo JK
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 " cinnamon
  • 5 cloves
  • 3 cardamom
  • ½ tbsp garlic - finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp ginger - finely chopped
  • 2 onions - thinly sliced
  • 3 green chillies - finely chopped
  • ½ kg chicken
  • 1 tsp + ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups thin coconut milk
  • 2 potatoes - chopped
  • 1 carrot - chopped
  • Few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • 1 cup thick coconut milk

Instructions

  • Heat coconut oil in a pot, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom
  • Sauté garlic, ginger, onions, and green chillies
  • Add chicken, salt, sear and cook with thin coconut milk till almost done
  • Add potatoes, carrot, curry leaves, garam masala, salt, cook till veggies soften
  • Add curry leaves, pepper, thick coconut milk, switch off and keep closed
  • Steam bread in idli steamer for 3-5 minutes
  • Serve hot