Ingredients
- ½ kg chicken (curry cut)
- 2 tbsp GREENSFUD Coconut oil
- ½ cup GREENSFUD Red onion flakes
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 ½ cups tomatoes (finely chopped or pureed)
- 1 GREENSFUD Bay leaf
For marination
- ¼ tsp GREENSFUD TURMERIC POWDER
- ½ tsp GREENSFUD CHILLI POWDER
- 1 tbsp curd or yoghurt (helps tom keep the chicken soft)
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste (or 4 garlic cloves + 1-inch ginger)
- ½ tsp GREENSFUD HIMALAYAN PINK SALT
For Chettinad masala
- 1 tbsp GREENSFUD POPPY SEEDS
- ¼ cup coconut (grated, fresh or frozen)
- 1 tbsp GREENSFUD CORIANDER SEEDS
- 1 tsp GREENSFUD FENNEL SEEDS
- ¾ tsp GREENSFUD CUMIN
- ½ tsp pepper corn
- 1 tsp GREENSFUD CHILLI POWDER
- 3 GREENSFUD CARDAMOM
- 4 Cloves, 1-inch GREENSFUD CINNAMON STICK
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with turmeric, chilli powder, curd, salt, and ginger garlic paste in a bowl and set aside.
- Dry roast coriander seeds in a pan or skillet over a low flame. Add cardamoms, jeera, fennel seeds, black pepper, cinnamon, and cloves. Roast till the cloves smell good and the spices turn slightly dark.
- Add poppy seeds and chilli powder and toss it quickly. Make sure not to burn the masala. Transfer this masala to a plate.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Category: MAIN DISH
- Cuisine: INDIAN CUISINE
Keywords: Chettinad chicken curry, Chicken, Main dish, Indian cuisine