Chettinadu Chicken Gravy Curry

Chettinadu Chicken Gravy Curry

Ingredients:

·         Chicken-1/2 Kg

·         Oil-2 Tb spns

·         Non stick pan and Cooker

o   Ingredients for  Marination:

§  Redchilli powder-1 T spn

§  Turmeric powder-1/2 spn

§  Salt-Tasty

§  Fresh curd-2 Tb spn

o   Ingredients for Tempering

§  Mustared seeds-1 T spn

§  Ginger garlic paste-1 T spn

§  Crushed garlic & ginger -2 T spns

§  Cloves-4

§  Cinamon sticks small-4

§  Bay leaf-2

§  Green cardamom-2Onion-1 Cut in to  Small  Pieces

§  Tomato-1  Cut in to Pieces

§  Curry  leaves and Coriander -2 bunches.

Ingredients for Chettinadu Masala:

§  Coriander seeds-1 Tb spn

§  Cumin-1 T spn

§  Toor dal-1 Tb spn

§  Black pepper powder-1Tb spn

§  Fenugreek seeds-1 T spn

§  Redchilli-5

§  Onion-1 Cut in to pieces

§  Tomato-1 Cut in to  Big pieces

Method/Preparation

·         Take a Bowl and add chicken pieces  and add red chilli powder and turmeric and Salt and Curd,mix well and Marinate for 1 hour.

·         Take Nonstick pan add 1 T spn oil and fry coriander seeds,cumin,Fenugreek seeds,and red chilly and  Toor dal and fry for 1 minute and add black pepper powder and fry .

·         Then add onion pieces and saute add Tomato and fry till saute,Add small  Raw  Coconut and fry for 1 Minute and switch off the stove and cool for 10 minutes.

·         Take a small Mixie jar and Add Mixture and grind well and make fine paste and close the lid  to avoid Disappearece of flavour.

·         Take Cooker and add 2 Tb spns oil and  Crackle mustured seeds and add bay leaves and cloves and cinnamon sticks and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute add crushed garlic ginger and add curry leaves and fry for 1 minute.

·         Add onion and Tomato and saute for 2 mints .

·         Add Marinated chicken  and cook for 10 mints by closing lid( Close cooker lid upside down)

·         Add Chettinadu masala and Cook for 5 mints on Sym  by closing lid upside down.

·         Add 1 T spn Redchilli powder and salt and  Stir well and fry for 2 minutes and add ½ cup water and close the lid tight,and cook for 3 whistles on medium flame to sym .

·         Open the lid  By After cooling  and transfer this curry in a nonstick pan.

·         Cook on sym for 5 mitns or till Gravy becomes Thick.

·         Garnish with coriander and serve hot  with Rice,Biryani,Pulav,Roti.