Chicken Chettinad

Hello Foodies,

How was your day today? It has been a good day for me so far :):). I was really really busy yesterday which is why I could not share any recipes. I made chicken pizza and my favorite butter cookies. I simply love homemade butter cookies.

Today as I am happy and kind of free... thought of sharing 2 really yummy recipes. The first one I am going to post is Chicken Chettinad. I love Indian curries  mainly for the numbers of spices used which give different taste.

Chicken Chettinad

This is how my chicken chettinad looks :):)

Here are the ingredients required

Ingredients 

Chicken                                        - 800g

Curry leaves                                - 8

Onion                                           - 2 medium size (chopped)

Tomato                                        - 2 large (chopped)

Red chili pwd                             - 1 tsp

Turmeric pwd                            - 1 tsp

Lime juice                                   - 2 tsp

Oil                                                 - 2 tbsp

Water                                           - 2 cups

Salt                                               - to taste

Chopped Coriander Leaves     - for garnishing

for the paste

Poppy seeds                                          - 2 tsp

Whole Red chillies                              - 6

Grated Coconut                                   - 6 tbsp

Coriander pwd                                     - 1 tsp

Cumin pwd                                           - 1 tsp

Fennel seed                                           - 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick                                    - 2 cm

Cloves                                                     - 2

Cardamoms                                           - 2

Ginger and garlic paste (GNG)          - 4 tsp

Method

Roast all the ingredients for the paste except for ginger and garlic in 1 tbsp of oil

Allow to cool.

Grind to a paste along with  GNG paste.

Heat the remaining oil in a pan on medium level till hot

Fry the chopped onions till they are golden brown

Add curry leaves, ground paste, turmeric and red chilli pwd

Fry for 5 minutes

Add chopped tomatoes and fry for about 2 minutes or till the oil leaves the sides of the pan

Add chicken and mix well

Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes

Add lime juice and water

Sprinkle salt to taste and mix well

Cover and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves

I avoided coriander leaves cos my family does not like the smell much.. but coriander adds a really good smell and flavor to the curry. So it is a must unless you have problem with the smell. 

It tastes best with garlic naan 

Try the recipe and let me know you feedback

Have a nice day

Take care :)