Name: Tamil Nadu Chicken Gravy
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken; 1 cup Small onions (Kunjulli); 1 no Onion (big); 2 nos Tomato; 4 nos Green chillies; 1 tbsp Grated cocount; Ginger (garlic paste - 1 tsp); 2 nos Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 4 nos Cloves (Grambu); 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 1/2 tsp Aniseeds (Perinjeerakam); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 tsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tbsp Coriander powder; 5 nos Peppercorns; Coriander leaves (A few); Curry leaves (A few); Oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd)

Tamil Nadu Chicken Gravy

chicken cooked in tamil nadu style is a yummy dish with Spicy gravy that goes well with rice n briyani.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken
1 cup Small onions Kunjulli
1 no Onion big
2 nos Tomato
4 nos Green chillies
1 tbsp Grated cocount
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
2 nos Cinnamon Karugapatta
4 nos Cloves Grambu
2 nos Cardamom Elakka
1/2 tsp Aniseeds Perinjeerakam
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 tsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
5 nos Peppercorns
Coriander leaves A few
Curry leaves A few
Oil As reqd
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Clean chicken and cut into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add green chillies(cut into two halves) and saute for few mins. Keep it aside.
In the same pan, add small onions and saute for few mins.
Add cinnamom, cloves, cardamom, aniseeds, cumin seeds, poppy seeds and pepper corns one by one and fry them for few mins.
Add turmeric and coriander powder and saute.
Finally, add coconut and a few coriander leaves.
Switch off the flame.
Allow it to cool.
Grind it along with green chillies into a fine paste.
Cut big onion and tomato into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add onion, ginger-garlic paste and fry until it turns golden brown.
Add curry leaves.
Add tomato and saute till it blends well.
Add masala paste and saute for 10 minutes.
Add chicken pieces.
Cover and cook on low flame till chicken cooks.
:- There is no need to add water. If u want, u can add some water to masala that remains in mixer grinder and add that water to chicken and cook.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Tamil Nadu Chicken Gravy