Nattu Kozhi Masala/Country Chicken Masala

This is a spicy South Indian curry which goes well with rice, chapathi, idli and dosa. This is a very spicy and delicious chicken masala which can be prepared easily. Even though chicken was consumed by humans throughout history, its popularity fluctuated across different periods. At times, it was considered a luxury food, but now its not like that. Initially chickens were raised by individual families for their own consumption but as towns expanded now chicken are raised for selling. Chicken is a great source of lean, high quality protein, which is an essential nutrient for growth and development. It plays a significant role in aiding obese people in weight loss too. You can buy chicken and consume it by keeping any gravy suddenly or you can refrigerate it for later use. For storage, store chicken in coldest part of your refrigerator. Refrigeration can keep raw chicken fresh for two to three days. While freezing chicken, use aluminum foil or freezer paper to wrap the chicken parts carefully to ensure they are airtight. 

Preparation Time :20minutes

Cooking Time :30minutes

 

Ingredients:

• Chicken -1/2kg
• Big Onion -4
• Tomato -2
• Green chilli -4
• Mustard seeds/Kadugu -1tsp
• Garlic -5
• Ginger -1inch piece
• Pepper/Milagu -1tsp
• Fennel seeds/Sombu/Perunjeerakam -2tsp
• Cinnamon/Pattai -1 small piece
• Cardamom/ Yelakai -3
• Coriander Powder/Malli podi -1tblsp
• Red chilli powder/Milagai podi -1tblsp
• Turmeric powdr/Manjal podi -1tsp
• Curry leaves -1spring
• Coconut milk -1cup
• Coriander leaves/Cilantro/Malli leaves -2spring
• Salt -1tblsp or as required
• Gingelly Oil -1/4 cup or as required

For Grinding:

• Garlic -5
• Ginger -1inch piece
• Pepper/Milagu -1tsp
• Fennel seeds/Sombu/Perunjeerakam -2tsp
• Cumin seeds/Seerakam -1tsp
• Cinnamon/Pattai -1 small piece
• Cardamom/ Yelakai -3
• Coriander Powder/Malli podi -1tblsp

Grind this to a smooth paste by adding water in a mixer

Preparation:

• Wash the chicken pieces and keep aside
• Chop onions, tomato and grenn chilli into small pieces
• Wash curry leaves and coriander leaves and keep
• Take all your ingredients and keep it ready
• Grind coconut in mixer and add water and squeeze out the milk and keep

Procedure:

• Pour oil in a pan
• After oil gets heated, add mustard seeds
• After it crackles, add onion and fry
• Then add green chilli and mix
• Then add curry leaves and fry till onion becomes golden brown in color
• Then add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft and the raw smell goes away
• Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well
• Grind garlic, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom and coriander powder in a mixer into a fine paste by adding water
• Add this paste and mix well
• Now add the washed chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for few minuted till chicken gets cooked
• Grind coconut in a mixer and add water and squeeze the milk out of coconut and keep
• Pour this coconut milk and boil
• Then add coriander leaves and mix
• Nattu Kozhi Masala is now ready!!!

Step by Step Procedure:

Pour oil in a pan. After oil gets heated, add mustard seeds. After it crackles, add onion and fry

Then add green chilli and mix

Then add curry leaves and fry till onion becomes golden brown in color

Then add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft and the raw smell goes away

Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well

Grind garlic, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom and coriander powder in a mixer into a fine paste by adding water

 Add this paste and mix well

Now add the washed chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for few minuted till chicken gets cooked

Grind coconut in a mixer and add water and squeeze the milk out of coconut and keep

Pour this coconut milk and boil

Then add coriander leaves and mix

Nattu Kozhi Masala is now ready!!!

 

 

 

Chicken Kothu Curry

This is one of the tasty chicken dish which is prepared by boiling chicken and then shredding it into small pieces and then frying it along with some masala. It requires some time to prepare but tastes awesome. This goes well as a side dish for rice, biriyani, dosa, idli, chapathi and parota. 

 

Preparation Time :45minutes

Cooking Time :45minutes

 

Ingredients: 

• Chicken -1/2kg
• Big Onion -4
• Tomato -2
• Ginger garlic paste -2tblsp
• Green chilli -3
• Red Chilli powder/Milagai podi -2tblsp
• Coriander powder/Malli podi -2tsp
• Cumin seeds powder/Seeraka podi -2tsp
• Pepper powder/Milagu podi -2tsp
• Fennel seeds powder/Sombu powder/Perunjeerakam powder -2tblsp
• Curry leaves -a spring
• Turmeric powder/Manjal podi -2tsp
• Cornflour/Chola mavu -1tsp
• Coriander leaves/Cilantro/Malli leaf -A handful
• Salt -2tblsp or as required 
• Water -1cup

For Grinding:

• Big Onion -2
• Tomato -1
• Ginger garlic paste -1tblsp
• Red Chilli powder/Milagai podi -1tblsp
• Coriander powder/Malli podi -1tsp
• Cumin seeds powder/Seeraka podi -1tsp
• Pepper powder/Milagu podi -1tsp
• Fennel seeds powder/Sombu powder/Perunjeerakam powder -1tblsp
• Turmeric powder/Manjal podi -1tsp
• Salt -1tblsp

Grind everything to a smooth paste by adding some water

Preparation:

• Wash chicken pieces and keep
• Chop onion, tomato and green chilli to small pieces
• Grind everything given under "For Grinding" to a smooth paste by adding some water
• Boil chicken by adding the ground paste
• Take some curry leaves and coriander leaves and wash and keep

Procedure:

• Grind onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, pepper powder, fennel seeds powder, turmeric powder and salt to a fine paste by adding water
• Take chicken pieces and wash and take it in a cooker
• Add the ground paste and a cup of water and close the cooker and keep for 6-8 whistles in high flame
• After the pressure goes by itself open the cooker and take chicken outside
• Now take the bones outside and shred chicken into small pieces
• Keep the water of the boiled chicken aside
• Pour oil in a pan
• Add fennel seeds and fry
• After it splutters, add green chilli, curry leaves and onion and fry till onion becomes golden brown in color
• Then add ginger garlic paste and fry 
• Then add chilli powder, cumin seeds powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and fry
• Then add tomato and fry till it becomes soft and the raw smell goes off
• Add the remaining water from boiled chicken and allow to boil in high flame for ten minutes
• Now add the chicken pieces and boil in low flame for 20 minutes so that the pieces gets well coated with the masala
• Add salt and mix
• Add cornflour and mix. This gives a thick gravy consistency
• After the gravy becomes thick switch off the flame and add coriander leaves
• A tasty Chicken Kothu Curry is now ready!!!

Step by Step Procedure:

Grind onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, pepper powder, fennel seeds powder, turmeric powder and salt

Grind it to a smooth paste by adding water

Take chicken pieces and wash and take it in a cooker

Add the ground paste and a cup of water and close the cooker and keep for 6-8 whistles in high flame

Pour oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds and fry

After it splutters, add green chilli, curry leaves and onion and fry till onion becomes golden brown in color

Then add ginger garlic paste and fry 

Then add chilli powder, cumin seeds powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and fry. Then add tomato and fry till it becomes soft and the raw smell goes off

Add the remaining water from boiled chicken and allow to boil in high flame for ten minutes

Now add the chicken pieces and boil in low flame for 20 minutes. Add salt and mix 

Add cornflour and mix. This gives a thick gravy consistency

After the gravy becomes thick switch off the flame and add coriander leaves.

A tasty Chicken Kothu Curry is now ready!!!