Kohlapuri Chicken is a chicken curry, full of rich, spicy Kolhapuri flavours. Kolhapur is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is renowned for its spicy cuisine and this chicken curry is no exception.
The unique flavour of this dish comes from the freshly ground spices, coconut and roasted onion. Each household in Kolhapur will have its own secret blend with adjustments to which ingredients are used, proportions of the ingredients and the level of toasting.
Coconut is however used by everyone. Some people use dry coconut, some use fresh and some use a mix of the two. Dry coconut gives you an extraordinarily rich taste and a stronger flavour of coconut in the curry. I prefer using fresh coconut as I do not like the curry being overpowered by coconut flavour.
My husband loves this spicy chicken curry. It might look a bit daunting while reading recipe, but it is quite a simple dish and delicious too.
