Chettinad Chicken Restaurant Style

Authentic home-cooked chicken chettinad recipes do not have too much of spices. After trying out my home style chettinad chicken recipe my regular reader Meenal requested for restaurant chettinad chicken recipe. So here goes the hot and spicy restaurant style chettinad chicken recipe.

Restaurant Chettinad Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken pieces- 1/2 kg( 500 gms)

Onion large( chopped)- 2 nos

Tomato large( chopped)- 1 no

Curry leaves- few

Thick coconut milk- 1 cup

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Cinnamon- 2" piece

Cloves- 4 no

Sombu/ fennel seeds- 1/4 tsp

Bay leaf- 1 no

Star anise/ annachi poo- 1 no

Coriander leaves to garnish

Masala paste

( roast and grind below ingredients in 1 tsp oil)

Red chilli- 6 nos

Coriander seeds- 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds- 2 tsp

Peppercorns- 1 tsp

Garlic cloves- 6 nos

Ginger- 1" piece

Coconut grated- 1/4 cup

Kuskus- 1 tsp

Cashewnuts- 10 nos

Chicken Chettinad Fry

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon, cloves, aniseed, star anise and bay leaf, saute for few mins. Add chopped onions, curry leaves and fry for few mins. Now add chopped tomatoes, turmeric and ground masala, saute on medium heat for few mins until oil separates from masala. Add chicken pieces, saute well and add coconut milk. Add salt to taste. Add 1/2 cup water, mix well, cover the pan with lid cook till chicken is done. Remove lid and saute chicken till semi dry. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice, roti etc.

Chettinad Chicken