Chettinad Chicken Curry


         Chettinad is a place in Tamil Nadu in southern India and is famous for its various spicy and delicious dishes. This Chettinad Chicken curry is spicy because of its special mix of masalas mainly red chillies and pepper. All the masalas for this recipe is first roasted and grinded to give it a special taste. As you know they are spicy but you can adjust the spice levels according to yours. Have a try on this.  I bet it tastes delicious...




Ingredients

·         Chicken - 1 kg(Cut into medium sized pieces)
·         Onion ( finely chopped ) -1big
·         Curry leaves- 2 or 4 sprigs
·         Tomato ( finely chopped ) - 2  medium sized
·         Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
·         Lemon juice - 1 lemon
·         Cooking oil (preferably coconut oil)-5 tbsp
·        Salt to taste

To roast and grind

·         Garlic ( chopped ) - 10 to 12 cloves
·         Ginger ( chopped )  - 2 inch piece
·         Dry Red chilli-5
·         Pepper powder – 1 tsp
·         Grated coconut - 2 cup
·         Garam masala  powder - 1/2 tsp
·         Meat masala  powder - 1/2 tsp
·         Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
·         Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
·         Cardamom– 3 pods
·         Cloves– 3
·         Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
·         Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
·         Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
·         Star anise - a small piece

For marination

·         Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
·         Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
·         Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
·         Salt to taste

Preparation:
  1. Clean the chicken pieces and apply the ingredients under marination. Keep it aside for 30 mins.
  2. Heat a pan. Add all the ingredients for roasting except the powders. 
  3. Roast it till the grated coconut turns brown in colour. Add the powder and roast it for few more minutes. Leave this to cool. Grind it to a smooth paste.
  4. Take a pan. Add chopped onions and curry leaves. Saute it till the onion becomes translucent.
  5. Add the grinded coconut paste, kashmiri chilli powder, lemon juice and salt. Keep on stirring.
  6. After few mins add chopped tomatoes. Mash it well with the other ingredients.
  7. Add  marinated chicken to this and combine well. You may add some water if necessary. Cover and cook until chicken is done and the gravy is thick.
  8. Remove from flame and serve hot with rice or roti.
Notes:


1. Keep on stirring on a medium low flame while roasting to get uniform colour. 
2. You may add some water while grinding.
3. You can adjust the quantity of kashmiri chilli powder and pepper powder according to your spice level.
  

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