Chicken Mapas Recipe or Kozhi Mapas is a thick and creamy Kerala style chicken curry, is made with coconut milk. This chicken curry has a perfect balance of spice and richness due to the coconut based creamy curry.
Chicken Mapas in traditionally cooked in cast iron pan to enjoy the deeper and richer color that comes out. Easy to make and delicious, chicken mapas recipe is perfect for a weekday dinner or fits for a larger weekend brunch.
Serve Chicken Mapas Recipe along with Malabar whole wheat laccha paratha or Kerala Style Appams and Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic by the side.
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Cuisine: South Indian Recipes
Course: Lunch
Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Cooks in 45 M
Total in 55 M
To prepare Chicken Mapas Recipe, get ready with all the ingredients first, including cleaning and cutting chicken, and chopping veggies.
Heat oil in a cast iron pan/kadai and add onion, green chilies, curry leaves, ginger, and garlic.
Sauté until onions turn golden brown, over a medium low flame stirring occasionally.
Once the onions are soft and cooked, add the dry masalas - chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, homemade garam masala powder and tomato and continue to cook till everything gets blended and cooked well.
Add the chicken pieces and sauté till the masala coats the chicken evenly.
Add coconut milk and cover the pan and continue cooking with occasional stirring, on a medium heat till the chicken is tender and the gravy thickens.
Garnish Chicken Mapas Recipe with coriander leaves and serve.
Serve Chicken Mapas Recipe along with Malabar whole wheat laccha paratha or Kerala Style Appams and Prawn Ghee Pepper Masala Recipe With Garlic by the side.