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Kozi Kari (Chicken Curry) Recipe
This recipe was created by Jewish Merchants settled in Cochin (a city in Kerala). Kozi or Kozhi means chicken
This is a hot chicken curry made with a combination of hot fresh green chili peppers and dried ground red chili peppers.
Ingredients
1. Sesame oil: ¼ cup
2. Skinless boneless chicken breast cubed (1"): 2 pounds
3. Onions finely chopped: 2 cups
4. Sea-salt: ¼ teaspoon
5. Fresh Kari leaves: 15
6. Fresh Cilantro chopped: ¼ cup
7. Fresh Serrano finely chopped: 10If you want milder taste remove white pith from the peppers
8. Fresh Ginger: 2"x1" Peeled and chopped
9. Garlic cloves minced 3
10. Roma tomatoes chopped: 1 cup
11. Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon
12. Hot cayenne pepper ground: 1 Tablespoon
13. Green Bell pepper: 2 Cored white membrane removed diced into 1" pieces
14. Tamarind Puree (Pulp): 1 Tablespoon
15. Coconut milk: ½ cup
Method
1. Heat Sesame oil in a large sauce pan.
2. Add chicken. Brown chicken pieces, till the juices start to run. Remove Chicken and set aside
3. Add Onions and salt, fry till onions become translucent not brown
4. Add Kari Leaves, Cilantro, Serrano, Ginger, Garlic, Tomatoes Cayenne and Turmeric powder. Simmer cook till most of the moisture is gone and you are left with loose Masala Paste. It will take about 10 minutes
5. Add remaining ingredients and Chicken. Bring to a boil. Cook covered for 10 minutes till chicken is tender
Trivia
Jewish Spice Merchants from Venice arrived in Kerala before the Syrian Christians and stayed till the end of World War II, when most of them left for Israel. They fused their own cuisine with that in India, incorporated the spices they traded-in (Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon and Coriander). Jewish laws prohibited mixing milk with meats, so they used coconut milk instead. They adopted use of local Tamarind as a souring agent. When Portuguese brought the Chili pepper from the new world, the Jewish population was more than anxious to incorporate chili peppers. They combined the green fresh chili pepper and dried ground red chili peppers.