Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Chicken Chettinad - With Surprise twist



 Ingredients:
500g Chicken breast boneless
2 tsp Poppy seeds
1/2 fresh Grated coconut
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
6-8 no. Whole red chilies
1" stick Cinnamon
3 no. Green cardamom
2 no. Cloves
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 no. Onion, large
2 tsp Ginger, chopped
2 tsp Garlic, chopped
1/2 Star anise
1tbs black pepper
1 tsp Red chili powder
3 Tomatoes, medium
1 Lemon
10-12 no. Curry leaves
Fresh coriander Garnish.
1/2 cup Oil/butter
Salt To Taste

Method:
1.Clean the chicken and cut the breast pieces horizontally into 2 pieces
2. Roast the whole red chilies, grated coconut, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, fennel seeds in oil and grind to a paste along with ginger and garlic.
3. Flatten the pieces with meat mallet and marinate with salt,black pepper and lemon juice and allow to marinate for 5 minutes.
4. After 5 minutes apply the half of the roasted paste to the one side of the chicken and roll it.
5.After rolling the chicken tie the roll with thread or you can put toothpick at the end.
6.Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the chicken rolls.
7.Chop the onions and tomatoes separately.
7. Heat oil in another vessel and fry the onions till golden, then add curry leaves and the remaining roasted paste and sauté for some time.
8. Add the tomatoes, red chili powder and turmeric powder and saute.
9 .Add the chicken rolls and cook for 5 minutes and then add 1 cup water and boil for 2-3 minutes .
10.Remove the chicken rolls and cut into small pieces and serve with gravy and coriander leaves and accompanied with boiled rice, rotis or tandoori naan .

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