Chicken Chettinad

Name: Chicken Chettinad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 500 g chicken; 1 large onion chopped; 2 medium tomatoes chopped; 50 ml oil; 1/2 inch cinnamon sticks; 3-4 cloves; 2 cardamoms; 8-10 curry leaves; 1 tsp cumin; salt to taste; ½ tsp turmeric powder; ½ cup coriander leaves chopped; 1 medium chopped onion; 8-10 garlic cloves; ½ inch ginger; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 50 g coconut; 3-4 red chilies; 1 tsp peppercorns

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

35 mins
Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients

500 g chicken
1 large onion chopped
2 medium tomatoes chopped
50 ml oil
1/2 inch cinnamon sticks
3-4 cloves
2 cardamoms
8-10 curry leaves
1 tsp cumin
salt to taste
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ cup coriander leaves chopped
For the Paste
1 medium chopped onion
8-10 garlic cloves
½ inch ginger
2 tsp fennel seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
50 g coconut
3-4 red chilies
1 tsp peppercorns

How to make the marinade paste for Chicken Chettinad

1. Grind all the ingredients listed under the ‘For the marinade paste’ section.

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How to make Chicken Chettinad

Clean and cut the chicken into pieces. Make sure the pieces are not too small.

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Marinate the chicken pieces with the ground paste. Leave it on for about 15 minutes.

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Heat oil in a pan and add cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, and cloves.

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Add the chopped onions and saute to mix well with spices.

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Add in the curry leaves and saute the onions till they turn golden brown.

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Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Simmer and cook for about 10 minutes or until the tomatoes are cooked well.

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Add the marinated chicken, mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

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Sprinkle water when needed and cook until the chicken becomes tender.
Add pepper, salt and red chilli powder to the chicken curry as per your taste.

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Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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Serve and enjoy!

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