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Madurai Chicken Saalna

Authentic gravy for rotis
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Chicken
  • Turmeric powder a pinch
  • 1 Onion cut into length wise
  • 2 Tomato chopped
  • Salt as rqrd
  • 1) For grinding: (Masala Masala
  • 1 tbsp Corriander seeds
  • 7 nos Red chillies
  • 1 tbsp Black pepper
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 pod Ginger
  • 6 to Garlic
  • Curry leaves few
  • 1/2 Onion

For seasoning:

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 Cinammon stick
  • 1 Cardamom
  • Oil

Instructions
 

  • Grind the ingredients mentioned in Masala 1 to a fine paste. Keep aside.
  • Then grind the ingredients mentioned in Masala 2 and keep it aside.
  • Heat some oil in a pan.
  • Add the chopped onions and saute it.
  • Add tomatoes and fry them until they are cooked well.
  • Add masala - 1 to this.
  • Allow it to cook for about 7 min until the raw smell goes off.
  • Add chicken, salt, 2 cups water, and turmeric powder to it and allow the chicken to cook well.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, simmer the stove and now add masala - 2. :- Do not allow the mixture to boil after adding masala 2.
  • Cook this for 5 min on a medium flame until the oil separates on the top of the gravy.
  • Turn off the stove and keep it aside.
  • Heat oil in another pan.
  • Add bayleaf, cardamom, cinammon stick, cloves. Add this seasoning mixture to the cooked gravy.
  • Garnish it with plenty of corriander leaves.
  • :- Serve hot.
  • :- Goes well with parata, chapathi, idly, dosa and boiled rice
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