Thengai paal chicken

Description

This is a recipe that needs little time and effort. No sauteing or ginger garlic paste involved
Ingredients
Red chilli powder (or to taste)
Salt ( as per taste)
3 stks Fresh corrainder leaves(finely chopped)
1 1/2 coconut (extract coconut milk)
1 inch Cinnamon (1/2 ” stick)
1 tsp Aniseeds(sombu)
2 nos Cloves
50 g Chicken 65 powder
500 g Chicken

Instructions

  1. Clean and cut chicken into small pieces.
  2. Grind coarsely cloves, cinnamon and aniseed.
  3. Marinate the chicken with coarsely ground mixture and achi 65 powder for about an hour and a half. If you wish the chicken to be spicy add red chilli powder as per your taste.
  4. In the meantime grind the coconut and extract thick coconut milk. ( About three to four cups)
  5. Take a kadai add coconut milk ( add the milk immeadiately , or else it will splutter)
  6. Then add the marinated chicken pieces and salt.
  7. Cook till the chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
  8. Finally add the chopped coriander and remove from heat.

If you need a gravy just increase the quantity of the coconut milk a little and remove from heat just before all the milk is used up. If not let all the milk be used during the process of cooking.

This goes well with rasam rice or with ghee rice.

Source

My colleague and friend REENA

Comments

2 responses to “Thengai paal chicken”

  1. jasmineofnan Avatar
    jasmineofnan

    Recipe seems very tasty, well there is always a search for chicken recipe. It is really tempting am going to try this weekend .

    1. rajathicarolin Avatar
      rajathicarolin

      Pls do let me know how this recipe turned out.