Recipe- Delicious Malvani Chicken Sukka

Malvani chicken curry is an authentic Maharashtrian chicken recipe made with aromatic Malvani spices and coconut paste. This chicken curry is served with vade: a combination that you will never find in any restaurants over here.Malvani Chicken Curry is a classic Maharashtrian recipe from the South Konkan belt of Maharashtra. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe, and it is my husband’s favorite chicken dish.

Malvani Chicken Sukka Ingredients

For The Chicken:

½ kg boneless chicken
4 onions, chopped
½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
2 tablespoon ginger paste
2 tablespoon garlic paste
2 tablespoon oil
Salt, to taste
Water

For The Masala Paste:

1 coconut, grated
2 whole red chillies
3 garlic pods
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tablespoon coriander seeds (dhaniya), roasted
2 green chillies
½ cup coriander leaves, chopped
2 tablespoon Malvani masala
Water

For The Malvani Masala:

12 red chillies
2 teaspoon whole coriander seeds (dhaniya)
4-5 cloves
½ teaspoon peppercorns (kali mirch)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
½ teaspoon shahi jeera seeds
4-5 green cardamoms (hari elaichi)
2-3 black cardamoms (kali elaichi)
½ cup dry coconut, grated
1 teaspoon poppy seeds (khus khus)

Method

- Grind all the Malvani masala ingredients and keep it aside.

- In a pan roast the grated coconut and whole red chillies.

- Grind this roasted mixture with the garlic pods, cumin seeds, roasted coriander seeds and water.

- Now add green chillies, chopped coriander, Malvani masala and a little more water.

- Grind it again into a coarse masala paste.

- Heat the oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic paste, chopped onions and cook for a while.

- When the onions turn translucent, add turmeric, salt and cook for a few minutes.

- Add the chicken to the pan, mix it well and then add the masala paste.

- Cook for 15-20 minutes or till the chicken is done and well coated in the masala.