Sunday, September 25, 2016

Ragi Rotti and Mangalorean style chicken curry/kori gasi/ ghashi


Healthy Ragi rotti with a delectable mangalorean kori gasi/ ghashi .This dish is spiced up with a unique and aromatic roasted spices, the coconut milk  gives a slight sweetness and the slow cooked chicken that just melts in your mouth, is out of this world.  Trust me when I say you will hum in joy once you make and taste this chicken curry.

 


Ingredients For kori gasi/ chicken curry

For the masala paste:
  1. 1 tsp coconut oil
  2. 3 tsp coriander
  3.  6-7 fenugreek seeds
  4. 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  5. 8 pieces of pepper corn
  6. 1 tsp mustard seeds
  7. 2 tsp cumin seeds
  8. 10 red chillies
  9. 2 cups grated coconut
  10. 2 sliced onions
  11. 10 cloves of garlic,crushed 
  12. 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
 
For the main dish:
  1. 2 Tbsp coconut oil
  2. 2 sliced onions
  3. 1-2 spring curry leaves
  4. 2 chopped tomatoes
  5. 800 gm curry-cut chicken
  6. Salt to taste
  7. 1 marble sized ball of tamarind,soaked in warm water. 
  8. 1 cup coconut milk
  1.  

    Method
  •  Heat oil in pan. Add coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, pepper corn, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and red chillies and dry roast them.
  • Now add grated coconut, turmeric powder, onions and garlic.Saute till the onion turn light brown.
  • Then add water and grind them together to smooth paste. The masala is ready.
  • Heat oil in pan. Add sliced onions, curry leaves and saute the onions till it turns light pink or translucent.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes, curry cut chicken, prepared masala paste, salt, tamarind paste and coconut milk. Mix it well.
  • Cover the pan and cook for about 20 minutes.Kori ghashi/gasi is ready to eat.