Chicken Mappas
Has it ever happened to you, that you frequently cook a dish you like so much, until somebody forcefully asks you to stop making it? It happens with me at times. If I like something, I keep on making it until I reach my diminishing margin of utility (the only thing I remember after studying economics for 3,4 years :) ) or until my husband refuses to eat it again ;)
Lemon Drizzle Cake & Lemon Bars are two main items that belong to this category and after trying this dish I fear this will also have the same effect. Again this recipe is from my mom in law :)
Mappas is a typical kerala dish, with thick and creamy coconut milk. One of the other main ingredients is coriander powder and what makes it distinct from the usual chicken curry is the fact that there is no chili powder in this. It tastes great with appam. I strongly recommend this curry if you like coconut milk based curries.
Recipe for Chicken Mappas
- Chicken – 1/2 kg, cut into medium size pieces
- Onion – 3 medium, sliced very thinly
Ginger & garlic – 2 tbsp each, chopped
Green chili – 4,5
Coriander powder – 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp
Garam masala – 2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chicken masala – 1/2 tsp (optional) - Tomato – 1, medium
- Medium thick coconut milk – 1 1/2 – 2 cups
Thick coconut milk – 1 1 /4 cup - Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Small onion – 4
- Salt
Curry leaves
Coconut oil
Marinate the chicken pieces with onion (1 1/2), ginger & garlic (1tbsp each), green chili (1/2 of the total qty used), coriander powder (1/2 of the total qty used), garam masala (1tsp), turmeric powder, chicken masala, curry leaves & salt. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Cook the marinated chicken in medium thick coconut milk, till the chicken becomes tender.
Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard seeds. Add small onion, remaining portions of the sliced big onion, ginger & garlic, green chili and curry leaves. Saute it till the onion becomes soft. Add remaining coriander powder & garam masala. Fry it till the oil starts appearing. Add the sliced tomatoes. When tomato becomes soft add cooked chicken along with the gravy. Combine well. Add thick coconut milk and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Serve with Palappam, Kallappam or Idiyappam.
Other side dishes for appam:
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hi Maria..
great site ..i will surely try ur recipes..keep up the good work..and all the very best
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I loved everything abt this curry..the look, the consistency and above all the taste..a great one with appam…
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Thanks Veena for your best best wishes :)
Ammu, am very happy to hear that you liked it and yes it tastes really great with appam.
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Hi Maria,
We tried the mappas recipe ….the taste of the curry took me back to the memories of good olden days where amma used to make the same curry….every body at home liked the dish…and we are going to make it again ….good job…keep it up…Martin @ Bindu
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thanks jolly peppan & bindu chechy :) very happy to hear that you could associate this with your amma’s cooking.
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hai, can you please post some recipes of sadya style chicken roast
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Hi Elizabeth,
Thanks for dropping in. I’ve a similar recipe (sadya style chicken roast) in my drafts, will post it soon. Hope it’s same as the one you are expecting.
Maria
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Hi Maria,
super super recipe. great curry with appam, chappatti & parotttaaaaaaa. thanks maria . please post recipe of nadan fruit cake.
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Hi Mria dat was a wonderful recipe ,u reminded me of my mom’s cooking grt
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Hi Soumya
Thanks for trying it out dear, am very happy that it came out well for you. I will try to post a fruit cake recipe also :)
Hi Suja
Thanks for dropping in and for writing to me. Please do try out the recipes also when you’ve time.
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Hi Maria:
I made chicken mappas yesterday… it came out well, everyone at home loved it..
I feel this would taste better reducing some of the garlic. The garlic, I felt, didn’t really go with the coconut milk base of the curry..
Thanks for the recipe.. Cheers.
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Maria
Reply: on June 25th, 2009 at 6:14 pmHi Bindu
Thanks for your feedback. Happy to hear that your family liked it. Please do try other recipes also.
Cheers
Maria
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Hi Maria,
I tried ur chicken mappas also.Its a very tasty preparation.I m a working women.i like cooking very much.Every saturday and sunday im doing all experiments in cooking…
I like ur website….very good best wishes
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Maria
Reply: on June 29th, 2009 at 7:44 pmThanks Reshma :) Happy to hear that you like the recipes posted here, please do visit again :)
Cheers
Maria
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I love to cook an bake ..one of my passions…I tried the recipe…turned out wonderful….i kind of made the gravy semi dry……this was my first kerala inspired dish….will soon be trying some more from your blog…
thanks
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Maria
Reply: on August 18th, 2009 at 6:59 amHi Al
Thanks for trying this recipe and am excited to hear that this was your first Kerala dish :). Hope you will try more Kerala recipes…
Happy cooking & baking :)
Cheers
Maria
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i am in the UK, and learning to cook. i made mappas, and it was great. thank you…
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Maria
Reply: on September 18th, 2009 at 9:25 pmHi Fr.Joy
Thanks a lot for trying out the recipe. Am very glad to know that it came out well for you.
Hope you had a good learning experience :)
Regards
Maria
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Hey Maria tried ur mappas and masala chicken in quick succession and they were both superb.In fact mappas went well with appam my wife made for my b’day today.How are ur hols coming along?Heard it was raining in kochi?Cheers
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Maria
Reply: on October 7th, 2009 at 6:55 pmThanks shibu :)
Belated b’day wishes to you, hope you had a great day.
Hols are going good…it was raining here a few days ago.
Cheers
Maria
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Hai,Maria i tried out your recipe of chicken mappas,it was superb every body in my family liked it…i wish to learn more recipes of chicken sides.
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Maria
Reply: on October 22nd, 2009 at 6:36 amHi Swetha
Thanks a lot for trying out the recipe. Very happy to know that your family liked the dish.
Please check out the chicken recipe category for more chicken recipes and I hope to update it with new recipes soon :)
Cheers
Maria
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Hi Maria, The Chicken Mappas tasted really good. And indeed a very nice side dish for Appam. Thank you for posting! You got some great recipes here. Am just starting to explore :). Will keep you posted.
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Maria
Reply: on January 6th, 2010 at 5:37 pmHi Nimmi,
Welcome to my blog :) . Happy to know that mappas came out well for you. Its one of the hit recipes of my MIL :)
Hope you will try out other recipes also…
Cheers
Maria
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