{"id":6671,"date":"2011-01-19T22:04:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T03:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=6671"},"modified":"2015-02-15T18:34:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T23:34:36","slug":"chicken-legs-curry-recipe-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chicken-legs-curry-recipe-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Legs Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6674 size-full\" title=\"Chicken Drummettes curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-drummettes-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-drummettes-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-drummettes-curry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-drummettes-curry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>My favorite part of the chicken has always been the legs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I remember the days growing up how I used to fight with my sister over chicken legs. I still love chicken legs\u00a0better than the other parts of the chicken.\u00a0My preferred way of\u00a0devouring\u00a0chicken legs has always been when it is fried, especially Kerala style chicken leg fry marinated with aromatic spices and herbs.<\/p>\n<p>As part of my healthy diet, I have cut down on fried legs and have been into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/baked-barbecued-chicken-drummettes\/\" target=\"_blank\">baking<\/a> it often. Couple of days ago, I wanted to try something different with chicken legs and making curry was the only thing I could think of. Chicken legs curry has always been a top favorite in my family, one of the dishes most commonly made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicken Legs Curry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6675 size-full\" title=\"Chicken legs curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-legs-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-legs-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/chicken-legs-curry-335x200.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicken legs or bone-in chicken- 8 legs or 2 pound chicken<\/li>\n<li>Potatoes, cubed- 4 large<\/li>\n<li>Star anise- 3<\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon stick, 1inch slice- 2<\/li>\n<li>Cloves- 3<\/li>\n<li>Whole dry red chili- 3<\/li>\n<li>Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li>Coconut milk- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li>Water- 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<li>Lemon grass, dried (optional)- 1\/2 stalk cut into slices<\/li>\n<li>Oil- 4 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To make into a paste:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small onions- 13<\/li>\n<li>Garlic- 4 cloves<\/li>\n<li>Chili powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Turmeric powder- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Coriander\u00a0powder- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Fennel powder- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Cumin powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li>Water- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a blender, grind the above mentioned &#8221; to make into a paste&#8221; ingredients into a smooth paste.<\/li>\n<li>Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li>Add star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves and whole red chili, saute in the oil for a minute.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the ground paste and saute it for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the curry leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6676 size-full\" title=\"Making Chicken drummettes curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-drummettes-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-drummettes-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-drummettes-curry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-drummettes-curry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, add the cleaned chicken legs and potatoes into the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the water and add the lemon grass into the pan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6677\" title=\"making-chicken-curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover the pan with its lid and cook till the chicken turns tender.<\/li>\n<li>If the water dries up, add some more water and cook.<\/li>\n<li>When the chicken has cooked well, add the coconut milk and let it come to a boil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6678\" title=\"making-chicken-curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/making-chicken-curry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the gravy is too thick, thin it down by adding little water.<\/li>\n<li>Taste the curry to adjust the salt and spice level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Making-chicken-curry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6679\" title=\"Making chicken curry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Making-chicken-curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Making-chicken-curry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Making-chicken-curry-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Making-chicken-curry-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have used the dried lemon grass stalk, remove it from the curry before serving.<\/li>\n<li>This curry goes well with almost everything: Rice, Roti, Chapathi, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/puttu-or-edible-snow-balls\/\" target=\"_blank\">Puttu<\/a>, Naan, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want the potatoes to be cooked firm and not mushy, add it after the chicken has cooked half way through.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Chicken-Drummettes-curry.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chicken Legs Curry<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken legs or bone-in chicken- 8 legs or 2 pound chicken<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Potatoes, cubed- 4 large<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Star anise- 3<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cinnamon stick, 1inch slice- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cloves- 3<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Whole dry red chili- 3<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coconut milk- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon grass, dried (optional)- 1\/2 stalk cut into slices<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 4 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">To make into a paste:<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Small onions- 13<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic- 4 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Fennel powder- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a blender, grind the above mentioned &#8221; to make into a paste&#8221; ingredients into a smooth paste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add star anise, cinnamon stick, cloves and whole red chili, saute in the oil for a minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour the ground paste and saute it for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the curry leaves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Now, add the cleaned chicken legs and potatoes into the pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour the water and add the lemon grass into the pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover the pan with its lid and cook till the chicken turns tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If the water dries up, add some more water and cook.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">When the chicken has cooked well, add the coconut milk and let it come to a boil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If the gravy is too thick, thin it down by adding little water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste the curry to adjust the salt and spice level.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you have used the dried lemon grass stalk, remove it from the curry before serving.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">This curry goes well with almost everything: Rice, Roti, Chapathi,Puttu, Naan, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">If you want the potatoes to be cooked firm and not mushy, add it after the chicken has cooked half way through.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.2925<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite part of the chicken has always been the legs&#8230; I remember the days growing up how I used to fight with my sister over chicken legs. I still love chicken legs\u00a0better than the other parts of the chicken.\u00a0My preferred way of\u00a0devouring\u00a0chicken legs has always been when it is fried, especially Kerala style chicken &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[408,714,27,22,91],"tags":[496,492],"class_list":["post-6671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicken-by-ingredient","category-chicken-curry-by-category","category-indian-cuisine","category-kerala-cuisine","category-main-dish-for-lunch-or-dinner","tag-chicken-curry","tag-chicken-drummettes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}