Chicken Stew – Indian Style

Serves 4 – 6

Ingredients:

• Chicken – 800 gms(cut into 1" pieces)
• onion – 2 medium(finely sliced)
• potato – 2(cubed)
• coconut milk – 3/4 cup(thick)
• coconut milk – 11/2 cup(thin)
• ginger – 1/2" (1 tsp paste)
• garlic – 6-8 flakes (1 tsp paste)
• green chilies – 6-8 (split)
• curry leaves – 2 sprigs
• green cardamom – 3 nos
• cloves – 4 nos
• cinnamon – 1" piece
• cooking oil – 1 tbsp
• turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

• wash and strain chicken pieces using a colander
• heat oil in a saucepan/kadhai and fry green cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon till it is fragrant
• add split green chilies and ginger-garlic paste, fry until its raw smell disappears
• add chicken pieces and fry till the pieces becomes firm
• add finely sliced onion and saute till it turns brownish
• add cubed potatoes, salt to taste, little turmeric powder and thin coconut milk, cover and cook until the chicken pieces are done well
• add curry leaves and thick coconut milk, cook over low heat(don’t let it to boil)
• garnish it with freshly chopped coriander leaves
• serve it hot with palappam(see my recipe) or bread

Note: to prepare coconut milk, use 1 coconut(small size) freshly grated