Oh yes, you read right. There does exist a quick and easy chicken recipe. And you’ll find it right here, folks! This family favourite is mildly spiced, and doesn’t cut back on the flavour. The fragrant roasted coconut, cloves, cinnamon and fennel seeds make it heady!
Cuisine
Indian
Ingredients
1/2kgchicken (1 lb)medium pieces
1big onionchopped
20curry leaves
2tablespoonsginger garlic paste
3/4cupcoconutcut into small pieces
3tomatoescut in halves
3cloves
21"pieces of cinnamon
1teaspoonfennel seeds
2tablespoonscoriander seeds
1teaspoonturmeric powderdivided
1teaspoonsaltdivided
3/4-1teaspoonchilli powder
3tablespoonsoil
Instructions
Wash the chicken pieces, then soak in in a salt and turmeric bath (1/2 teaspoon each salt and turmeric).
In a small pan or kadai, and over a small flame, roast the coconut pieces. Once the nutty aroma hits you, add the cinnamon, cloves, coriander seeds and fennel seeds.
Once they all start browning (it should take a couple of minutes), turn of the heat and let it cool.
Add the tomatoes in a blender, and to that add the roasted and cooled mixture. Grind to a paste without water.
In a deep cooking pot or pressure cooker, add 3 tablespoons of oil, over medium heat.
Once the oil is heated, add the curry leaves and onions and let them fry. When the onion turn light pink, add the ginger garlic paste.
When the onion turn light golden, add the paste you just ground. Also add the chilli powder and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric water.
Let it all fry till the oil rises to the top. Keep stirring so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the vessel.
When the mixture loses moisture and gets a little dry, add the chicken pieces and the remaining salt and stir it about in the mixture.
After a couple of minutes, add 1 and 1/2 cups of water. Give it a good stir and close the lid and let the curry cook until the chicken’s cooked through.
Serving: Let it sit for 15-20 minutes before you serve it. Serve hot with rice.