Sunday 27 January 2013

VILLAGE STYLE CHICKEN CURRY/NATTU CHICKEN KUZHAMBU


Ingredients
Chicken-1/2 kg
Onion-2(finely chopped)
Tomato-2(finely chopped)
Chilli Powder-2 tsp
Corainder Powder-3 tsp
Pepper Powder-1 tsp
Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
Brinji leaf-1
Lemon juice-1/2 tsp
Oil-required amount
Salt-required amount

For Grinding
Coconut grated-1 cup
Red chillies-4
Green chillies-4
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Fennel seeds-1 tsp
Black Pepper -1 tsp
Curry leaves-5 to 7 leaves
Ginger-small piece
Garlic-8 cloves

Grind all the above said ingredients like a thick paste without adding water and keep it aside.





Method

1.Clean chicken,cut into small pieces,slightly pierce it using knife in different sides and keep aside.

2.Now in a bowl,add pepper powder,chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,required salt,lemon juice and mix it well.

3.Now add the chicken pieces into this bowl and let it be marinated for some time say 15 mins.

4.Heat oil in a pan,add fennel seeds,brinji leaf,chopped onions.Saute the onions until it changes colour.

5.Then add chopped tomatoes,saute it .Once tomatoes gets cooked,add marinated chicken and let the chicken be cooked without adding water.Cover the pan with a lid.

6.Once 3/4 part of chicken gets cooked,add the grinded masala paste. Now sprinkle little amount of water and let it be cooked.

7.Finally garnish it with corainder leaves.Serve hot with rice/dosa/idly/chappathi.

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