Chettinad Chukka is a popular chettinad recipe made with Mutton/Chicken. For the vegetarian version i prepare with Paneer and Peas. You can also use vegetables like Cauliflower, Brinjal or Plantain.
Ingredients
Paneer Cubed-200gms
Peas Boiled-100gms
Onions big chopped-1
Tomato medium chopped-2
Ginger and Gralic paste-1tbsp
Garlic clove chopped-3
Chilly powder-2tsp
Coriander powder-4tsp
Salt to taste
Whole red chilly( broken)-4
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Curry leaves-few
Grind the following to smooth paste
Coconut-4tbsp
Cashews-6
Aniseed/Fennel seeds/Sombhu-1tbsp
Cardamom-1
Clove-1
Cinnamon-1/2"
Method
Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, whole red chilly, curry leaves and chopped garlic. Fry for few minutes and add the onions, ginger and garlic paste saute until the raw smell leaves. Now add the peas, paneer and tomatoes. Fry for few more minutes until tomatoes are mashed. Add red chilly powder, coriander powder and the ground paste and saute for few minutes. Add enough salt and water, bring to boil. Cook until the gravy thickens. Serve hot with Roti/Chapati.
25 comments:
Simple and delicious curry ! Looks inviting...
Delicious chukka...prefect for me..drooling rite now here..
This looks very very good to me. I don't know what paneer is, is it a kind of root vegetable? Can I use potato instead? This dish looks very yummy to me...
Hello friends, thanks for your quick comments:)
Angie, paneer is a kind of Indian cheese, for more details u can check this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paneer
You can use potatoes or even any meat to this recipe.
vERY YUMM... thanks for sharing veggie option instead of meat!
It looks and sounds delicious!
yummy looking chukas ...I love chettinad cuisine..this looks terffic and mouthwatering.
Looks so delicious, absolutely lovely.
looks yummy...
Looks very delicious and lovely click as always ...
wow!!! thats a wonderful combo and the curry sounds gr8 and looks so yummy...
wow! it looks delicious!
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Sounds interesting.Thank you.
This is something everyone will love to eat in their dinner.
I love paneer in any form,this is really different & tasty recipe
Awesome....It looks so tempting..
I like this dish so much....thanks for sharing.
Vegetarian version sounds equally delish with paneer :D
Tempting, Mouthwatering..What can I say?
great looking chukka... i'm drooling :-)
Thank you everyone for ur motivating comments.
new and intersting recipe.Should be a real treat for veggie lovers.Nice click too
looks so yummy!! Thanks for dropping by!! You have a wonderful blog too :) Will follow you!
Fantastic dish..looks delicious!
Looks very tempting and yummy.
Droolworthy chukka! Feel like some right now!
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