Keralan chicken Ishtu Curry
Ingredients
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2inch cinnamon stick
• 6 green cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 5 or 6 grinds of black pepper
• 1 Star Anise
• 15 curry leaves
• 1 red onion, finely sliced
• thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 red chili, deseeded and finely choppped
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tbsp ground coriander leaf
• 600g chicken thigh fillets
• handful green trimmed and halved green beans
• 400ml can of coconut milk
• 2 tbsp coconut cream shaved off a block (available in most supermarkets)
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 200g washed spinach
• small handful fresh coriander, to garnish
Method - See Blog Post on 10th Feb 2021 for full recipe