Malvani Chicken

Hello Frnds,

Today We will learn about how to make everyone favourite Malvani Chicken.

Now you may ask MALVANI..whats that thing now..its nothing but the authentic mouth watering cuisine from western coast of Maharashtra ,India....Sindhudurga distinct.


Since I'm from same region I'm totally fond of chicken ,prawns ,pomfret ,Dry fish n all..Mostly Malvani cuisine is madeup of additional of coconut of different forms like wet ,dry, grated ,fried ,pasted ,coconut milk and many more.


WELL ,GENERALLY dish preparation can easily available on net with saying use lot of coconut but my experience is use coconut but  in limited edition.

So lets start with lip smacking dish's ingredients

500 gm Chicken ( can use boneless too if you like)                 
1 cup Ginger garlic coriander paste
6 tsp Malvani masala
5 tsp Garam masala
4 tsp Red masala
3 tsp turmeric
salt , oil
coriander leaves
3 onions
2 tomato
1 cup (dry+fresh) grated coconut
garnishing:- 2 sliced onions ,cucumber sliced, lemon sliced,

Procedure:-
First of all cut and clean chicken very well .Wash it around 5 6 times.Allow it to drain water for next 5 min.

Next, take 3 tbsp of oil in fry pan and
add chopped onion to it.
Cover its lid partially.Saute onion till it turns golden brown.
Here note onion should not loose its water content.
Onion should look moist

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marinated chicken

Aside Take chicken to marinate for next 30 min at least.For its marination add  1/2 cup ginger garlic coriander paste, 1 tspn salt , 3 spn malvani masala , 2 spn garam masala ,2 spn red masala,1 spn of turmeric.
Your marination can be observed in picture.

Slowly after 15 min, onion have turned brown add chopped tomato to it.saute it for next 5 min.Once done switched off heat.

Now next your main task starts.In mixer take cup of dry and fresh grated coconut , 1/2 chopped onion , 1/2 chopped tomato , 1/2 cup of ginger garlic paste.Here  make note you should not grind it very fine.Mixture should lil bit rough when you check it at tip of index finger.
Now add oil in aluminium pan , when oil is heated, add rest of all masala.Stir it immd within fraction of second add your mixture of grated coconut.

Sauteed Coconut

Stir and saute mixture continuously for next 10 min until its fragrance comes.

Simultaneously add marinated chicken to fried onion.Keep it for low flame and do not add water.Switched off heat after observing enough amount of water appeared in pan.This takes around 10 min /15 min.

Now Add above both mixture to form one single curry.Add enough amount of boiled water acc

Stir mixture for next 15 min on medium flame.Add salt.

Cut coriander leaves for garnishing.When layer of oil forms at the top of curry your chicken is ready.

Serve hot with komdi vade , chapati ,  Rice Bhakri along with Onions and lemon too...Garnish with coriander leaves.



This Hot Spicy chicken curry always remembers my childhood days when my mother gives tadka.The same way I'm following after my marriage.