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TAMIL NADU CHICKEN KUZHAMBU

 
 
 
Tamil Nadu Chicken Kuzhambu

Ingredients:


Gingelly Oil – 50 ml
Onion – 3 nicely chopped
Tomato – 3 nicely crushed
Ginger paste – 2 tbsp
Garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Chicken - 1kg
Chilli powder – 2 tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut Grated – 2 handfuls
Pepper – 1tsp
Fennel seeds (sombu) – 11/2tsp
Cummin seeds (Jeera) –1tsp
Coriander leaves – 1 handful
Curry leaves – Few
 
 

METHOD


  • Pour oil in the pan and add the onion and tomatoes.
  • Cook them until the oil floats on the top.
  • Add the ginger and garlic pastes and again cook them until the oil comes on the surface.
  • Now add the Chicken pieces in the pan and fry for 5 minutes.
  • Add 1 cup of water, chilli powder and coriander powder and turmeric powder. Let it boil for 10 minutes.
  • Grind the coconut, cummin seeds, peppercorns and the fennel seeds to a fine paste and add to the gravy.
  • Add enough salt and water and cook until the gravy as well as the chicken are well cooked.
  • Now reduce the fire to medium.
  • Dry roast one handful of boiled rice and 11/2 sp fennel seeds to a light brown color and powder them.
  • Add the roasted powder to the curry and add the greens. Mix well and cook for ten more minutes.