Sunday, April 5, 2009

Chicken Kuruma

A simple, delicious, chicken recipe. Tastes YUMM with Rotis, Parathas, Dosas....feel free to experiment with any of your favorite main course meal ;-)

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients (for four)
Chicken Thighs (w/bones) - 1 lb
Large Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)
Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
Bay Leaves - 2
Green Chillies - 1 (finely chopped)
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Coriander Leaves to garnish
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

For the gravy
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Cashews - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup

To marinate
Curd - 1/2 cup
Sambar Powder - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Preparation
  • Chop the chicken thights into medium sized pieces and marinate for 1 hour
  • Heat oil in a kadai. Add bay leaves and jeera
  • Add chopped chillies and onions. Saute till the onions turn golden brown
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds
  • Add chopped tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes. Add chilli powder, corriander powder and salt
  • Add the marinated chicken pieces to the kadai. Stir the contents well. Cook in medium heat for 15 minutes
  • In the meantime, beat the items listed under 'contents for gravy' in mixer. Add it to the kadai after the chicken is cooked and soft. Stir well
  • Turn off the heat and set aside to cool. Garnish with coriander leaves before serving
Source: Kutti Geetha

1 comment:

Preethi said...

Sri, this is a really inspired recipe. I love the addition of the sambar to the marinade. The balance between the spicy flavor and the mellow cashew is really good.
I made this for the family and ate most of it myself :)