For the day 2 of Protein rich dishes in Blogging Marathon #88 is a Chicken Kuzhambhu and fry.This is one of the signature recipe of my in laws house and they do make it with mutton.I followed the same method and tried it with chicken.As it is a pressure cooker method the kuzhambhu and fry can be made in no time.Also the addition of kuzhambhu milagai thool/podi make this kuzhambhu so aromatic.Since I ran of the spice powder,used the regular red chilly powder and coriander powder along with the homemade garam masala powder.
The consistency of the kuzhambhu is personal preference.Usually the kuzhambhu is slightly thinner if it is accompanied with idly for morning breakfast.Whereas it will be on the thicker side for rice.Off to the recipe.
Basic Information
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 45 - 50 minutes
Cooking time 45 - 50 minutes
Serves 4(generously)
Ingredients
For the Kuzhambhu
For the Kuzhambhu
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Chicken( boneless) | 3 lbs |
Onion(thinly sliced) | 2(medium size) |
Tomato(finely chopped) | 1 medium size |
Ginger&Garlic Paste | 2 tbs |
Coriander powder/dhaniya podi | 2 tbs |
Red chilly powder/milagi podi | 1 tbs |
Turmeric powder | 1/4 tsp |
Garam Masala powder | 1/4 tsp |
Fennel seeds/sombu | 1/2 tsp |
Curry leaves/karivepillai | 2-3 sprigs |
Lemon juice(optional) | 2 tsp |
Salt | 1.5 tsp |
| Oil | 3 tbs |
| Coriander leaves(chopped) | 2 tbs |
Grind to a fine paste
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Coconut | 1/4 cup |
Fennel seeds/sombu | 1 tsp |
Cloves/lavangam | 3-4 |
Cinnamon/pattai | 1 inch |
Cashews/mundiri | 3-4 |
For the Fry
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Onion(finely chopped) | 1/4 cup |
Curry leaves | few |
Black pepper powder/milagu podi | 1 tsp |
Green chilly/pachamilagi | 2-3 (slit lengthy) |
Coriander leaves(finely chopped) | 2 tsp |
Oil | 2 tsp |
- Wash and clean the chicken and cut into bite size pieces,keep it aside.Grind the given ingredients "to grind" to a fine paste.Set it aside.
- In a pressure pan or cooker heat the oil and crackle the fennel seeds,to this add the chopped onion and curry leaves.saute it until translucent.Add in the ginger&garlic paste,fry it till the raw smell disappaers. Add in the chopped tomato and cook it for 2-3 minutes or till mushy.
- Add in all the spice powders and give it a good mix.Now goes in the chicken pieces and saute it till the color changes.Add around 2-3 cups of water and salt.Pressure cook it for a whistle or two in a medium flame.
- Wait until the pressure subsides and to this add in the ground coconut paste and let it cook in a medium flame for 5 minutes.Stir in between.
- Now take the cooked chicken pieces from the as needed to make the fry from the boiling kuzhambhu in a separate bowl.Also take 1/2 cup of gray along with the cooked chicken pieces.Add in the chopped coriander leaves to the kuzhambhu and put off the flame.
- Now for the fry heat a pan or a griddle.To this add couple of tsp of oil.Add in the chopped onion,curry leaves and saute it for 2 minutes.Now add the slit green chillies.Now goes in the chicken pieces along with the gravy.
- Saute it well till the moisture gets evaporated and everything incorporates well.Add in the black pepper powder and chopped coriander leaves.Mix it well and keep it on the flame for few minutes and put off the flame. Yummy chicken fry is ready
- Serve it warm with rice .
Enjoy.................................
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