Spicy Chicken masala Recipe

This dish is south indian special, from Karaikudi, Tamilnadu. Called chettinadu chicken curry. Very spicy dish that wakes up your senses.. Enjoy!!
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Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineIndianCourseMain Dish
TasteSpicyFeelCreamy
SpecialityPart of MenuMain IngredientChicken

Ingredients

 
Marinate:
 
½ kg chicken, washed and cut into medium sized pieces
 
3 tbsp curds
 
1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
 
¼ tsp turmeric pwd
 
salt to taste
 
Make a paste:
 
6-7 cashewnuts
 
4-5 tbsps milk
 
Dry roast and make a fine powder:
 
1” cinnamon
 
10-12 curry leaves
 
3 cloves
 
Rest of the ingredients:
 
3-4 tbsps oil
 
2 big onions finely chopped
 
1 large tomato finely chopped
 
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
 
1 tsp coriander powder
 
3/4 tsp black pepper powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
 
¼ tsp cumin powder
 
coriander leaves for garnish

Directions

1. Marinate chicken pieces in chilli powder, turmeric powder, curds and salt for 20 mts.

2. While the chicken pieces are marinating, make a paste of cashewnuts and milk. Keep aside.

3. Dry roast cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves for 1 mt and make a powder of them. Keep aside.

4. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps of oil in a cooking vessel. Add the onions and saute till pink. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute further for another 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

5. Add coriander pwd, cumin pwd, pepper pwd and combine well and fry for another minute.

6. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Combine well and cook till oil separates.Turn off heat. Cool and grind the cooked masala. Keep aside this masala paste.

7. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps oil in a cooking vessel and add the marinated chicken and cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes, reduce heat and cook covered for another 4-5 minutes.

8. Add the ground masala paste, cashewnut paste and ground powder of cinnamon,cloves and curry leaves and combine well. Cook till chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired curry consistency. Adjust salt.

9. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Comments

Petal says :

Oh, this looks so good.
Posted on: 26 September 2008 - 5:12pm

Sanghi says :

Tthanks for your comment.
Posted on: 28 September 2008 - 10:29pm

srividya76 says :

Its delicious recipe and I love it.
Posted on: 25 September 2008 - 10:55pm

Sanghi says :

Dear Srividya, Thanks for your appreciation.
Posted on: 26 September 2008 - 3:35am

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