India

Kori Gassi

Name: Kori Gassi
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 150 g Grated coconut; 6 Dried red chilies; 1 tsp each Coriander & cumin seeds; 1 tbsp Tamarind; some of each Onion & garlic

Mangalorean chicken curry with coconut

Kori gassi is a spicy chicken curry of the Bunt community from Mangalore on the Karnataka coast.

The sauce of roasted coconut and chili is traditionally served with soft hollow rice rolls.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Grated coconut150 g
Dried red chilies6
Coriander & cumin seeds1 tsp each
Tamarind1 tbsp
Onion & garlicsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Dry-roast the coconut, chilies and spices.
Grind to a paste with a little water.
Fry the onions and add the paste.
Stir in chicken and tamarind.
Braise in the coconut sauce until done.

Make it original

Dried chilies and tamarind are in the Asia Boutique.

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