Chicken Chettinad recipe how to make spicy chicken chettinad
Chicken Chettinad recipe how to make spicy chicken chettinad
Chicken Chettinad recipe Ingredients
- Chicken – 500 grams
- Chopped onions – 2 medium
- Chopped tomatoes – 2 medium
- Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil – 4 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
- Chopped coriander
- Ingredients for masala paste
- Fennel seeds or sombu – 2 tbsp
- Dry red chillies – 4
- Coriander seeds – 3 tbsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
- Pepper corns – 2 tbsp
- Cloves – 4
- Grated coconut -1/4 cup
- Black stone flower – 2
Chicken Chettinad recipe Preparation
Step 1
First wash the chicken pieces add turmeric powder, lemon juice and a little bit of salt. And mix the content well. Keep it aside for few minutes.
Step 2
For the preparation of masala gently dry roast the red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and grated coconut separately till light golden color. Put the whole spices in a mixture and grind the content till fine and smooth paste.
Step 3
Take a pressure cooker and put oil and heat it. Now add chopped onions and fry them till soft. Add the ginger and garlic paste and some curry leaves saute it for few minutes. Add the chicken content mix the well. Now put the chopped tomatoes to the content and mix it well. Put the lid to the cooker and cook it for minimum 2 whistles. After 2 whistles remove the cooker from flame and keep it aside for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and put the cooked chicken in a deep frying pan and add the prepared smoothed masala paste and cook for 10 minutes. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and serve it hot with plane rice or roti or paratha or naan.
