Chicken Chettinad

22nd November 2008 Pavani Comments 9 Comments

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RM#2 Day 22
Ingredients:
Chicken-1kg
Sambar onions-1cup
Finely chopped tomatoes-1cup
Turmeric pwd-1/2tsp
Curry leaves-10~12cup
Coconut milk-1cup
Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Oil-1tbsp

Make a Paste Of:
Green chillis-2no.
Poppy seeds-1tsp(soak in warm water for 5mints)
Garlic flakes-8no.
Ginger-1inch

Roast and make a Pwd:
Pepper corns-1/2tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Fennel seeds-3/4tsp
coriander seeds-11/2tbsp
Dry red chillies-6~8no.
Cardamoms-2no.
Cinnamon-1no.
Curry leaves-6to7
Oil-1/2tsp

Preparation:
1.Wash and cut chicken into medium sized pieces.
2.Heat a pan with oil,add small onions and curry leaves and saute till transparent.
3.Add the ground paste and cook for a minute before adding the chicken and cook on high heat for 4mints approx. and do stir the chicken once in a while.
4.Reduce to medium heat,add salt,turmeric and tomatoes and mix well.Cook the chicken for 4-5mints,uncovered.
5.Now add the coconut milk and transfer the contents to a pressure cooker and cook for 1whistle.
6.Once the pressure comes out,mix well.
7.Finally add the ground masala pwd and cook for 3mints.Turn off the flame and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
8.Serve hot with white rice/biryani/chapatis/dosas.