Chicken Chettinad

Chicken chettinad is an authentic south indian dish having very special aroma to the curry.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• chicken :800gm (with bone)
• onion: 1 1/2 (medium) (finelychopped)
• tomatoes : 2 (finely chopped)
• oil : 2 tbps
• salt : required to tatse
• water : 1 1/2 cups
• turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• curry leaves : 4 to 6
• lemon juice : 1tsp
• for masala paste:
• coriander seeds: 1 tsp
• cumin seeds : 1tsp
• fennel seeds : 1tsp
• poppy seeds : 1 1/2 tsp
• whole red chilies : 6 to 8
• coconut : 4 tbsp (grated)
• cinnamon : 1?
• cloves and cardamom : 2 each
• ginger and garlic : 2 tsp (finely chopped)

Instructions

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1. Roast all the ingredients in a little oil except ginger and garlic. Let it cool for few seconds.

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2. Grind them all together with ginger and garlic. Grind it in to a smooth paste.

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3. Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves and onions fry them till onions turn in to golden brown.

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4. After that add the ground masala paste, curry leaves, turmeric powder and fry them for like 5 minutes and then add the chicken in to it.

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5. Mix it all together so the masala blend with chicken and cook them for 3 to 4 minutes in medium heat.

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6. Now add the tomatoes and required salt.

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7. Close the lid and let it cook for 3 minutes in medium heat.

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8. After that add 1 1/2 cups of water into it and close the lid .

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9. Boil the gravy for like 8 minutes in medium heat or till the oil separates in the top.

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10. Finally add the lemon juice on top of it and garnish with coriander leaves.