Chicken Curry In Bottle Masala East Indian Style

Posted By : Joanna D'souza 

Chicken Curry and Steam Rice is what we East Indians  Enjoy Almost  Every Alternate Sunday’s

Though the curry is always made in different style ,  This Particular Dish is my Favourite Since Childhood

Its a Simple Chicken Curry East Indian Style with Potatoes In Roasted Coconut & Onion 

This  Chicken Curry  is Simply flavourful and easy to make ,

It is Roasted Ground Masala which lends flavor and taste to the Gravy  

You can Make This Chicken Curry  Without Coconut Too simply skip Addition of the Coconut 

  

Ingredients Required

1 whole  Deshi or Broiler Chicken with skin or skinless choice is yours

Chopped into small pieces , washed thoroughly under cold water 3 to 4 times

Leave it in profirated colander to drain off all the excess water , And leave it aside

For this Reciepe the Masala is Ground Into Fine  Paste,  So please prepare the following list of ingredients

½ Scrapped Dry Coconut  Or  Fresh Coconut either one  

Incase you are adding Dry or Fresh Coconut

Roast your Wet or Dry Coconut seperately ,Then grind it to fine paste in Mixer, And keep this aside  .

Take 2 medium size Tomatoes blend it in mixer and make it to fine Tomato  Puree

4 finely chopped Onion

8 Roughly Chopped Green Chillies

½  Pod Garlic Flakes  

½  Inch piece Ginger roughly chopped  

Handful chopped Green Coriander Leaves  

These things on high heat , Roast it in a Pan with very little Oil  

Stir Fry  until nice and brown starting  with (  Onion , Ginger, Garlic, Green Chillies , Then finally Green Coriander Leaves  )

Transfer this Roasted Masala into a Mixer or Blender and with little water  Ground it into  fine paste too .   

2 tablespoon Bottle Mutton Masala

Take 3 Potatoes peel of the skin cut into large cubes and set aside soaked in cold water                                  1 Juice of Lemon  

2 Tablespoon of Fresh Green Coriander leaves for Garnish

Method Of Preparation

Heat Cooking Oil in a thick bottom vessel

Add Tomato Puree to it and fry well until oil separates

Then add the Ground Masala and fry once again well

Then add the Ground Coconut Paste saute and fry on low heat for about a minute

Then add Bottle Masala 

Fry for some time until all ingredients catchup and Bottle Masala flavor erupts

Only then add Chopped Chicken to it

Increase your heat and bring it to full boil

Once the chicken curry starts bubbling  

Add to it required amount of water

Salt to taste as per your requirement

Then finally add diced Peeled  Potatoes

Squeeze and add lemon juice to it

Cover it with lid on slow flame cook it with some  water over lid

Allow to cook and simmer on low heat , Cook until Chicken and Potatoes is well cooked 

Once you see the desired colour and consistency of this homey dish

Remove and Garnish with Freshly  Chopped Green Coriander Leaves  .

This East Indian Style Chicken Curry  Is Best Enjoyed with Handmade Rice Rowtys Or Steamed Rice

But as far as my preference is concerned Steam Rice is the Best  ,because of soft Cooked  Potatoes in it  .