Easy Chettinad Chicken Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric*
- 0.5 tsp Chilli powder*
- 2 tbsp Yogurt (curd)*
- 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste* or 4 garlic cloves + 1 inch ginger
- Salt to taste
Chettinad Masala Blend
- 2 inch Cinnamon stick*
- 8 pieces Cloves*
- 1/2 cup Coconut* Grated
- 2 tbsp Coriander seeds*
- 2 tsp Fennel seeds*
- 2 tbsp Poppy seeds*
- 1.5 tsp Cumin seeds*
- 1 tsp Pepper corn*
- 8 pieces Whole red chillies* or 1 tsp chilli powder
- 6 g Whole Cardamom*
Others
- 4 tbsp Oil*
- 490 g Shallots (or white onion) Around 8 shallots finely chopped
- 4 pieces curry leaves*
- 2 pieces bay leaf*
- 286 g tomatoes diced
Instructions
Marinating the chicken
- In a medium sized bowl, add the chicken, turmeric, curd, salt, chilli powder and ginger garlic paste. Mix well till the chicken pieces are evenly coated in the marinade.
- Let it rest.
Preparing The Chettinad Masala
- Heat up a deep pan in low heat
- Add coriander seeds and red chillies and dry roast them till you get a good fragrance from them.
- Add cumin, fennel, cardamom seeds, black pepper corn, cinnamon, cloves and mace. Roast till the spices give off a strong smell of all the spices.
- Next, roast the poppy seeds and then the grated coconut. Let the whole mix cool down
- Add the mix
- Add the mix to a food processor and add little water. Run the food processor on 'puree' mode. Run it till you get a smooth paste. Add water and puree till you get the consistency shown in the video.
- Add tomatoes. Puree again.
Preparing the Curry
- Heat up the pot to medium and add oil.
- When the oil is heated up, add bay leaves and onions. Roast them till translucent.
- Add the marinated chicken to the pot. Stir and mix with the onions for 3 to 4 minutes
- Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Mix well and fry till you see the oil separate.
- Add the prepared Chettinad masala blend and mix well.
- Add 1/2 cup water and mix again. Add curry leaves and mix again. Cover and let is cook until the chicken is well done and soft.
- Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with white rice.
Video
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