Chef Pillai Chicken Curry Recipe-Authentic Kerala Style Chicken Curry with Video Recipe. Chef Pillai Chicken Curry is a famous Kerala-style chicken curry known for its rich aroma, bold spices, and traditional South Indian flavors. Inspired by Chef Suresh Pillai’s signature cooking style, this recipe uses freshly ground spices, coconut, curry leaves, and slow-cooked chicken to create a restaurant-style curry at home.

This authentic Kerala chicken curry recipe stands out for its perfect balance of heat and flavor. The use of coconut oil, shallots, ginger, garlic, and roasted spices gives the curry a deep, earthy taste that pairs beautifully with Kerala parotta, appam, idiyappam, dosa, or steamed rice.

What makes Chef Pillai Chicken Curry special is the traditional tempering and slow-cooking method that allows the chicken to absorb all the spices. The curry is thick, spicy, and aromatic—just like the one served in top Kerala restaurants.

If you are looking for a restaurant-style chicken curry recipe, this Chef Pillai inspired dish is perfect for family lunches, festive meals, or weekend cooking. It is easy to prepare, highly flavorful, and loved by all spice lovers.

Chef Pillai Chicken Curry Ingredients

Chicken-1 kg

Turmeric Powder-1 tsp

Pepper Powder-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil-2 tbs

Fennel Seeds-1 tsp

Grated Coconut-2 tbs

Onion-2 (Chopped)

Small Onions-10 (Chopped)

Curry Leaves

Ginger-1 inch (Chopped)

Garlic Cloves-6 (Chopped)

Green Chilies-2 (Chopped)

Coriander Powder-2 tbs

Red chilli Powder-1 tsp

Kashmiri Red chilli Powder-1 tsp

Water-2 Cup

Tomatoes-2

Garam masala-1 tsp

How To Make Chef Pillai Chicken Curry

In a bowl take chicken pieces, add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt in it and mix well. Marinate it for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds and grated coconut in it. Saute it until coconut turns golden brown in color.
Add chopped onion, small onions, curry leaves, ginger, garlic cloves, green chilies and salt. Saute it until onion turns golden brown in color.
Then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, kashmiri redchilli powder and pepper powder.
Saute it until raw smell of powders goes off.
Then add marinated chicken pieces in it.
Add 2 cup water and salt to taste in it and mix it well.
Close it with a lid & Cook it for 20 minutes on medium flame.
Finally add chopped tomatoes and garam masala in it and mix it.
Cook it for 2 minutes.
Chicken curry is now ready to serve.

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Chef Pillai Chicken Curry Recipe-Authentic Kerala Style Chicken Curry

Recipe by adminCourse: Chicken recipes

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

Chicken-1 kg
Turmeric Powder-1 tsp
Pepper Powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-2 tbs
Fennel Seeds-1 tsp
Grated Coconut-2 tbs
Onion-2 (Chopped)
Small Onions-10 (Chopped)
Curry Leaves
Ginger-1 inch (Chopped)
Garlic Cloves-6 (Chopped)
Green Chilies-2 (Chopped)
Coriander Powder-2 tbs
Red chilli Powder-1 tsp
Kashmiri Red chilli Powder-1 tsp
Water-2 Cup
Tomatoes-2
Garam masala-1 tsp

Directions

In a bowl take chicken pieces, add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt in it and mix well. Marinate it for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds and grated coconut in it. Saute it until coconut turns golden brown in color.
Add chopped onion, small onions, curry leaves, ginger, garlic cloves, green chilies and salt. Saute it until onion turns golden brown in color.
Then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, kashmiri redchilli powder and pepper powder.
Saute it until raw smell of powders goes off.
Then add marinated chicken pieces in it.
Add 2 cup water and salt to taste in it and mix it well.
Close it with a lid and cook it for 20 minutes on medium flame.
Finally add chopped tomatoes and garam masala in it and mix it.
Cook it for 2 minutes.
Chicken curry is now ready to serve.