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Chettinad Chicken Curry

Whenever I’m missing the flavor from back home, this definitely is my favorite. Sooo aromatic and this is made with gingelly oil.

Link below to know more about gingelly oil


Gingelly oil is called nallennai in tamil meaning an that preserves the heath of body. Gingelly oil in english telugu translation and mymemory. May 2012 in tamil literally means good oil and it refers to sesame also known as gingelly or til

Dry Spice Mix:


3 tablespoons dry coriander

3 tablespoons dry fennel seeds

3/4 star anise

5/6 cloves

4/5 cardamom

1 medium cinnamon stick

2 tablespoons of black pepper

1/2 dry red chili

Dry roast all of the above ingredients on a low flame for 5 mins; too much roasting will bring out the bitter flavor.

This dry blend can be used for many of my recipes in future, it’s quite an aromatic South Indian spice blend.

Be mindful while adding to any meat or veggies.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 chicken

1 large onions 🧅

1 medium tomato

1/2 Fresh coconut

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon red chili powder( you may adjust to taste according)

1/2 teaspoon of Tumeric powder

1/2 cupGingelly oil


Tempering:

Handful of curry leaves

2/3Whole dry red chilies

1 teaspoon dry fennel seeds

1 tablespoon gingelly oil


Chicken is a very versatile meat it adapts well with any seasoning.


Method: Heat oil in a large bottom pan , meanwhile slice onions and grind tomato’s and coconut together in a food processor to a fine paste.

To the hot oil add onions and few curry leaves and sauté till onions a translucent.


Add the ground paste.


cook until the oil starts to separate.


Red chili and turmeric powder is now added at this point. Next incorporate add the chicken. let the chicken stay covered with all the spices in the pan.



when chicken starts to cook add the dry spice blend 1 tablespoon at a time as too much will over power the taste.


mix well before adding 1 cup of water and cover and cook for 20 mins or until the chicken a cooked but not fall off the bone.

Tempering: Heat one tablespoon of oil add the fennel, curry leaves and red dry chilies. Make sure the oil is not to hot before. immediately stop the heat as soon as you add the ingredient.


Finish off the chicken gravy with this tempering on top just before you switch off the heat. Serve with plain white rice or your fav bread.

Enjoy!!!

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