This is a recipe taken from Lekshmi Nair's magic oven. As promised, Rose here is your recipe. Anybody wanting some specific recipe from Lekshmi Nair's magic oven can contact me and if I have it, I shall surely post it here.
Ingredients:
- 1 medium chicken (cut into small pieces)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil ( sunflower oil can be used)
- 250 gms small onions (sliced small)
- 15 cloves garlic (sliced small)
- 2 pieces ginger (sliced small)
- 6 green chillies (sliced lengthwise from the middle into two)
- 2 tblsp. coriander powder
- 2 tblsp. chilli powder
- 3/4 tsp. turmeric powder
- 1 tblsp. garam masala
- 1 cup coconut milk (1st milk) and 2 cups (2nd milk taken from one coconut)
- 1/2 tsp. fried and ground cumin
- Few curry leaves
Method:
- Saute the ginger and garlic slices in hot oil.
- Put in this sliced onions and green chillies and saute until the onions are lightly browned.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and saute until it takes out the raw smell.
- Add chicken pieces to this masala, mix and saute further.
- Add garam masala, ground cumin and salt and saute further.
- When the masala has mixed with the chicken properly and the oil starts oozing out add the 2 cups of coconut second milk. ( I normally use coconut milk in tins with added water)
- Let the chicken cook in this coconut milk. When the gravy starts thickening add coconut 1st milk and mix.
- Add some curry leaves and cover the vessel. Switch off the stove.
Source: Lekshmi Nair's Magic Oven Recipes
