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|description=Chicken Kalia, alt: chicken kalya is a chicken curry from Mauritius that is made with yogurt and lots of spices, this recipe was sent to us by one of
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Chicken Kalia, [''alt:'' chicken kalya] is a chicken curry from Mauritius that is made with yogurt and lots of spices, this recipe was sent to us by one of our Mauritian visitors.

Don't hold back on the spices, even if some some of the quantities such as 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds, seem rather a lot. I even increased some of the quantities, see Chef's notes below.

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|TotalCalories = 1313
|PortionCalories = 328
|DatePublished=20th January 2013
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 2 hours 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
|CookTime = 1 hour
|Image = [[Image:Chicken Kalia recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Lovely curry''

4.6/5 

Thank you, this was delicious.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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[[Image:Chicken Kalia marinading.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Chicken]] Kalia after [[marinading]] for a few hours]]
{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 x 1kg [[Chicken|chicken]], cut into serving pieces; [[Jointing a chicken|''see here'']]
| 250ml [[Yoghurt|yogurt]]
| 2 [[Cinnamon sticks|cinnamon sticks]] (abut 3cm long)
| 3 [[Split|split]] [[Cardamoms|cardamoms]]
| 4 [[Cloves|cloves]]
| 2 tablespoons powdered [[Cumin|cumin]]
| 2 [[Green chillies|green chillies]], slit
| pinch of [[Turmeric|turmeric]]
| 1 teaspoon mixed [[Grated|grated]] [[Ginger|ginger]] and [[Garlic|garlic]]
| 5 tablespoons of chopped [[Coriander leaves|coriander leaves]]
| [[Salt|salt]] and [[Black pepper|black pepper]], to taste
| 2 [[Onions|onions]], finely sliced
| 120ml mixed [[Oil|oil]] and [[Ghee|ghee]]
| pinch of [[Saffron|saffron]]
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| 1. Add the [[Chicken|chicken]] to deep cooking pan and mix-in all the ingredients apart from the [[Onions|onions]], [[Ghee|ghee]] and [[Oil|oil]] mixture and [[Saffron|saffron]]. [[Marinate]] the chicken for 1 hour of more.
| 2. [[Fry]] the [[Onions|onions]] in the [[Ghee|ghee]]/[[Oil|oil]] mix until golden [[Brown|brown]] and crisp. Remove and set aside then pour the remaining oil into the pan with the [[Chicken|chicken]].
| 3. Soak the [[Saffron|saffron]] in half a cup of hot water and allow to infuse before pouring onto the [[Chicken|chicken]].
| 4. Mix well, cover and cook over a low heat for about 40 minutes, or until the [[Chicken|chicken]] is done. Add the [[Fried|fried]] [[Onion|onion]], cook for a further 3 minutes and serve with [[Rice|rice]].
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===Serving suggestions===
This dish is best served with plain [[White rice|white rice]] or [[cumin rice]] or [[Parathas|parathas]].
===Chef's notes===
This was one of the best 'curries' I have tasted! Creamy and spicy but not too hot. I served it with [[chapatis]] and baby new potatoes. ([[Potatoes#Pictures_of_varieties_of_potatoes|pink fir apple]]) as we had just dug them that day and wanted to taste them!

For authenticity, I will leave the original recipe as it was given to Cookipedia, however, I meddled a little so I've noted the changes I made so I can re create my version again as this will be made again and again.
* I left the slashed chicken pieces refrigerating in the [[marinade]] for 5 hours before cooking
* 3 tablespoons of lime juice
* Instead of [[yogurt]] I used [[crème fraiche]] hoping it would not split as yogurt sometimes does. It split!
* 6 fat [[Garlic|garlic]] cloves, peeled and crushed
* [[Home made lazy ginger]], about 50% by volume of the [[Garlic|garlic]], roughly [[grated]]
* 10 [[peppercorns]], powdered
* 3 [[Indian green chillies]], split
* 4 [[black cardamom pods]], whole
* 1/2 cup chicken stock
* The remaining ingredients were unchanged from the recipe above
* Cooked in the oven for about an hour at 200° C (400° F - gas 6)
==See also==
* {{See also - Jointing a chicken}}
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Mauritian recipes]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Poultry recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Favourite recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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