Mangalorean Kori Gassi Restaurant Style
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 5-6 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • Chicken – 1 kg, curry cut, skinless & bone-in pieces
For coconut spice paste:
  • Ghee/clarified butter – 1 tbsp
  • Onion – 1, small, thinly sliced
  • Coconut – 1 cup, grated
  • Dry red chilies – 10 (more details in notes below)
  • Garlic – 6 to 8 cloves
  • Cinnamon – 1-inch stick
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Whole peppercorn – ½ tsp
  • Poppy seeds (white) – 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  • Tamarind pulp – 2 tsp
For Gravy:
  • Ghee/clarified butter – 4 to 6 tbsp
  • Onion – 1, large, finely chopped
  • Tomato – 1, large, finely chopped
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Coconut milk/cream – 2 cups
  • Salt to taste
For tempering/tadka:
  • Ghee/clarified butter – 2 tbsp
  • Onion – 1, small, thinly sliced
Instructions
  1. Heat the ghee in a medium skillet and let it melt. Once the ghee is hot and melted, add sliced onion and sauté for a minute.
  2. Then add grated coconut to the skillet and sauté them on medium-high heat stirring continuously. Let the coconut fry until it turns light golden, it would take about 5 minutes.
  3. Now add dry red chilies and garlic cloves. Give them a quick stir and sauté for 2 minutes.
  4. Next add all the spices to the skillet – cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, whole black peppercorn and poppy seeds. Continue sautéing the spices on medium high heat until they become fragrant. It would take about 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Now switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down completely. Then transfer all the sautéed coconut mixture to a grinder jar.
  6. Add fenugreek seeds, coriander powder and tamarind pulp to the grinder. Also add about a cup of water to the grinder jar and grind everything to a smooth paste.
  7. Once you have the thick & smooth coconut-curry paste, set it aside until needed.
  8. Wash the chicken well and drain out all of the excess water thoroughly. Add ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder and ½ teaspoon of salt to the chicken and mix them well with the chicken pieces. Set them aside.
  9. Heat a large wok over high heat. Add the ghee and let it heat up and melt. Add the finely chopped onion and sauté them on medium-high for 5 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
  10. Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté them on medium-high for 5 minutes or until it turns soft & mushy.
  11. Now add the chicken pieces and stir them well into the onion & tomato mixture. Season the chicken with salt to taste.
  12. Sauté the chicken on medium-high for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the pieces are browned nicely on all sides.
  13. Once the chicken pieces are nicely browned and sautéed, pour in the coconut-curry paste prepared earlier.
  14. Add about 1 cup of warm water and stir to mix everything well. Let the gravy come to a boil. Then cover the wok and let the chicken cook on low for 10 to 15 minutes.
  15. After about 10 minutes, uncover the wok, stir everything up to ensure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
  16. Now add the coconut milk and give a good mix. Bring it to boil again and let the gravy simmer uncovered on low for another 15 minutes.
  17. Your Mangalorean kori gassi is ready! Transfer the hot and sizzling chicken kori gassi to a large serving bowl.
  18. Finally, flash fry the thinly sliced onion in 2 tablespoons of ghee until they are crispy golden brown. Drizzle this crispy onion along with the ghee on top of the chicken kori gassi gravy.
  19. Your delicious Mangalorean Kori Gassi is ready to devour! Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at http://www.flavorquotient.com/2023/05/mangalorean-kori-gassi-restaurant-style/