Kerala Chicken Curry (Nadan Kozhi Curry)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	34%	47%
fat	8%	3%
aromatics	131%	17%
salt	0%	1%
vegetables and beans	24%	24%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #5 of 171 for richness

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

500 g	1/2 kg (500 grams) chicken ((bone-in cut preferred or use boneless thighs or drumsticks))
1 g	1/4 teaspoon red chili powder ((less spicy kind like Kashmiri or byadgi))
2 g	1/3 teaspoon salt ((adjust to your preference))
0 g	1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 g	1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 g	1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
27 g	2 tablespoons organic coconut oil
120 g	3/4 cup onions (chopped or sliced finely (1 large))
8 g	1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((or 1/2 teaspoon each grated))
121 g	1/2 cup tomatoes ((chopped, optional, read notes))
170 g	3/4 cup coconut milk ((thin milk))
9 g	1 1/2 tablespoons coriander seeds ((or 3/4 tablespoon ground coriander))
	1 inch cinnamon piece ((or 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon))
	4 cloves ((or 1/8 tsp ground cloves))
2 g	2 pods green cardamom ((or 1/4 tsp ground green cardamom))
1 g	1/4 teaspoon black pepper corn ((or 1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper))
2 g	1 teaspoon fennel seeds ((or 3/4 teaspoon fennel powder))
1 g	1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds ( (optional, or 1/4 tsp ground cumin))
	2 to 4 dried red chilies ( (or 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder))
14 g	1 tablespoon coconut oil
	1 dried red chili ( (break and remove the seeds))
525 g	3 to 4 pearl onions (sliced thinly (Or 3 tbsps sliced shallots))
	1 sprig curry leaves ((pat dry))

Method: 10 steps, published by www.indianhealthyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This tasted SO SO good. The whole family loved it and there were no leftovers, sadly for me. The only point of improvement would be if the recipe was a little clearer. It talks about garam masala in the ingredients for marinade, but then has an ingredient s” — a cook, 5★

“Hi Swasthi. I tried this curry and it was great. Dont have a good spice grinder, so end up using all powder versions. Thanks for including their amounts as well. My only question is around the coconut milk. I usually buy from a can - and the one I used was lum” — a cook, 5★