Chettinad Chicken Curry

PREP TIME: 15 mins

COOKING TIME: 40 mins

SERVING SIZE: 4 person

CHICKEN MARINATION:

ADD the items listed below into the chicken.

Salt

A pinch of turmeric powder

A tablespoon of lemon juice

A tablespoon of curd

           

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken- ½ kg

Salt - 1 tablespoon

Oil- 1 tablespoon

 Finely chopped Onion- 3

Finely chopped Tomatoes – 3

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tablespoon

Curry leaves – few

Coriander leaves - few

TO ROAST:

1.Ghee – ½ tablespoon

2.Red chillies – 5

3.Coriander seeds – 1 tablespoon

4.Fennel seeds ( sombu in tamil))- 1 tablespoon

5.Black pepper ( uncrushed)- 1 tablespoo n

6.Cinnamon stick – a small one

7.Cardamom – 1

8.Grated coconut – 1 cup

9.Finely chopped onion – ½

10.Finely chopped tomatoes – ½

PROCEDURE:

1.       Heat  ghee in a pan. Add all the ingredients mentioned under TO ROAST in the given order

2.       Now let it cool and after 10 minutes grind it in your blender or mixie by adding little water

3.       Heat oil in a kadai and add onions and curry leaves

4.       Once the onion turns golden brown add the marinated chicken

5.       Close the kadai with some cap or lid for 10 minutes.

               

6.        Once the chicken is boiled add the tomatoes.

7.       Once the tomatoes becomes mushy add the grinded masala mixture along with a ¼ cup of water

8.       Allow it to boil for 10 minutes and finally garnish it with some coriander leaves

And so the chettinad chicken curry is ready to serve. This curry is one of the famous food in chettinad. Im sure that you people will like it.

THINGS TO KNOW:

1.       You can have the curry with plain rice , chapathi, idly and dosa

2.       Spices measurement can be varied according to your taste

3.       If you cook it for extra 10  minutes you can get it as a perfect chicken roast.