Verkadalai Kathirikai Poriyal/ Chettinad Peanut Brinjal Poriyal

Peanut Brinjal Curry

Ingredients

Dried Peanuts- 1 cup

Purple brinjal- 250 gms

Onion small chopped- 1 no

Tomato small chopped- 1 no

Garlic cloves sliced- 2 nos

Curry leaves- few

Red chilli powder- 1 tsp

Coriander powder- 2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Water- 1/4 cup

Oil- 2 tbsp

Vadagam/ Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut- 4 tbsp

Kathrikai Kadalai Poriyal

Method

Soak the peanuts overnight, boil until tender and set aside. Trim the stems of brinjal and chop. Heat oil in a pan, add vadagam, chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves, saute for few secs. Add chopped brinjals and saute for few secs. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt. Add water and bring mixture to boil, now add the cooked peanuts to the boiling gravy. Reduce heat and cook until the brinjals are tender and water is dried up. Finally add grated coconut to poriyal, mix well and remove from heat. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Arachuvitta Chicken Kuzhambu/ Traditional Chicken Curry

As the name of the recipe says its a traditional village style chicken curry made from scratch.

Arachuvitta Chicken Kuzhambu

Ingredients

For marinade

Chicken pieces with bones- 250 gms

Red chilli powder- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tsp

Lemon juice- 1 tsp

For kuzhambu( curry)

Onion medium chopped- 2 nos

Tomato medium chopped- 1 no

Curry leaves- few

Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tsp

Red chilli powder- 1 and 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil required

Water required

Bay ( brinji) leaves- 2 nos

For masala paste

Coconut shredded- 1/4 cup

Cashew nuts- 5 nos

Roasted Kuskus( poppy seeds)- 2 tsp

Fennel seeds- 1 tbsp

Cloves- 2 nos

Cinnamon stick- 1/2"

Kozhi Kulambu

Method

Marinate chicken pieces in marinade ingredients for atleast 10 mins.

Grind masala paste ingredients to smooth and fine paste by adding few tsp water.

Heat oil in a pan when hot add brinji leaves and fry for a second. Add chopped onion, curry leaves and fry until onion turns transparent.

Next add ginger and garlic paste and fry until raw smell leaves, now add the chopped tomatoes and fry until tomatoes are mashed and cooked. Add the marinated chicken pieces and fry until chicken turns pale in colour. Now add the ground masala paste to the chicken and fry until oil seprates on the sides of pan. Add about 1 cup of water to the chicken and cook covered on low heat for 20 mins or pressure cook chicken along with masala for 1 whistle. Once chicken is cooked and tender, boil the curry until required consistency of kuzhambu is obtained. Garnish arachuvitta chicken kuzhambu with coriander leaves and serve along with rice.

Village Style Chicken Curry