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Chicken chettinad

Chicken Chettinad | Chettinad chicken curry

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine chettinad, South Indian
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

For Roasting and Grinding:

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 5 dry red chilly
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 peppercorns
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 inch cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 1/3 portion star anise
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 cardamom
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds
  • ¼ cup desiccated coconut dry coconut

For Making Curry:

  • 3 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 green chilly
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 onion thinly chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 500 gram chicken (1/2 kg)
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Instructions
 

For Roasting and Grinding:

  • Firstly, heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add 2 tbsp of coriander seeds, 5 dry red chilly, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp peppercorns, 2 inch, cinnamon, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 4 cloves, 1/3 part of star anise, 1 spring curry leaves, dry roast it till it turns nice aromatic
  • secondly, add 2 tsp poppy seeds, 1/4 cup of desiccated coconut (dry coconut), then turn off the flame immediately, just mix these two ingredients with the heat of the pan.
  • Let this mixture gets cool, then transfer this into a blender jar
  • Blend it into a fine powder and keep aside

For Making Curry:

  • Heat 3 tbsp of sesame oil, put 1 bay leaf, 2 green chilly, and few curry leaves
  • Next chopped onion, saute it with a little salt, once it turns into glossy, add 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste, saute well
  • Then, add 500 grams chicken, saute well for 10 minutes
  • Now add in chopped tomato, mix
  • Add in ground paste, mix well, at this time, you can add the required salt
  • Pour in 1 cup of water, cover it with lid cook it for 20 minutes in medium flame or until chicken gets cooked well, (keep stirring at regular intervals)
  • Turn off the flame, add 1 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves
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