Chicken Okra Curry

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken, curry cut (கோழிக்கறி)
• 250 g okra, whole, slit crosswise (வெண்டைக்காய்)
• 1 onion, chopped (வெங்காயம்)
• 1 tomato, chopped (தக்காளி)
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (காஷ்மீர் மிளகாய் தூள்)
• half tbsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
• half tbsp garam masala powder (கரம் மசாலா தூள்)
• to taste rock salt (இந்துப்பு)
• half cup coconut milk (தேங்காய் பால்)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)

Method

1. Heat the oil and saute onion, ginger-garlic paste, tomato, turmeric and salt one after another.
2. Add the chicken and cook until it releases its juices.
3. Add the Kashmiri chilli powder and the okra, slit crosswise but left whole.
4. Cook until the chicken and okra are done.
5. Stir in the coconut milk and garam masala and take off the heat.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 83. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.