Chettinad chicken

Chettinad Chicken

There can be many variations of this recipe ,depending on the spice level . The recipe that I am sharing today is milder version of the original one to suit all taste buds . 

 

Ingredients :

• 3 large onions ( finely chopped) 
• 2 large tomatoes ( finely chopped) 
• 3 green chilies
• 2 inch piece of ginger
• 15 cloves of garlic
• Salt as per taste 
• Turmeric powder 

for the Chettinad Masala :

• 1 cup of coconut ( grated) 
• 1 table-spoon of coriander seeds
• 5-6 whole red chilies 
• 1 tea-spoon of cumin seeds
• 1 table-spoon fennel seeds
• star anise- 2 
• cloves - 4 to 5 
• cardamom - 4 to 5 
• pepper corns - 8 to 9 

Start with the ingredients 

marinate the chicken in salt and turmeric powder for at least two hours

fry the onions,green chilies , ginger-garlic paste in salt and turmeric till raw smell is gone. 

add the marinated chicken pieces 

 roast for 2-3 minutes

Add the chopped tomato 

roast well

In the meantime , get the Chettinad Masala ingredient ready 

In a separate pan,dry roast coconut for 1 minute and remove .

Dry roast the rest of the spices .

till they change colour.

Grind to a fine powder

like this .

Add the powder to the chicken in the pan .

Roast well and then  add water, simmer for sometime. 

Serve with Chapati ,paratha or steamed rice .