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Kolhapuri Chicken Rassa Recipe, Fiery and Easy

Name: Kolhapuri Chicken Rassa Recipe, Fiery and Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Ingredients: 450 g Chicken curry cut, skinless; 1 cup Dried coconut, grated; 6 Dried red chillies; 1 tbsp Coriander seeds; 1 tsp Sesame seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; ½ tsp Black peppercorns; 3 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon stick; 1 Onion; 3 tbsp Oil; 1 Onion, chopped; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; ½ tsp Turmeric; 400 ml Water; Salt (to taste); Lemon wedges (to serve)

Chicken curry cut in a fiery Kolhapuri rassa of roasted coconut, chillies and whole spices. Serve with bhakri and a squeeze of lemon.

Total time

55 m

25 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Medium

spicy

Kolhapuri

Spicy

key detail

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Method

7 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Get set
Take the chicken out of the fridge 15 minutes before cooking. Pat it dry with paper towels. Wash your hands, board and knife after handling raw chicken.
02
Roast the paste
Dry roast the coconut, chillies, coriander, sesame, cumin, pepper, cloves and cinnamon for 5 minutes. Roast the onion until charred. Grind with a splash of water.
03
Cook the base
Heat the oil. Fry the chopped onion, then the ginger-garlic paste and turmeric.
04
Add the paste
Add the ground masala. Cook for 8 minutes until the oil floats on top.
05
Add the chicken
Add the chicken and salt. Stir for 5 minutes, then pour in the water.
06
Simmer
Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the rassa is thin and red. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer.
07
Serve
Serve hot with bhakri or rice and lemon wedges.

Questions

How spicy is it?+

Quite. Use three chillies for medium heat.

What is rassa?+

The thin, spicy gravy served alongside the meat. Expect a runny curry with an oil slick on top.

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