Chicken Pola | Chicken Cake | Irachi Pola
Old-fashioned Kerala sweetmaking — no shortcuts, no substitutes. Jaggery, ghee, and coconut come together through slow cooking and patience into something far greater than the sum of their parts.
Ingredientsfor 6 servings
- 250 g Chicken
- 2 nos Onion
- 6 nos Egg
- 2 tsp Ginger garlic green chilly paste
- 3/4 tsp Red chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Garam masala Pinch
- Oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate the chicken pieces in 1 tsp red chilly powder,1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt to taste. fry in hot oil in oil and mince it.
Step 2
Pour oil into a pan and heat it and cook onion with salt until soft and golden brown. Add ginger garlic green chilly paste and cook again for 2 minutes.
Step 3
Add minced chicken, turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala and cook again for two minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Step 4
Whisk eggs with a pinch of salt.
Step 5
Add the prepared chicken mix.
Step 6
Fold everything together gently with a spoon.
Step 7
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil and pour the mixture into it. Cover the top and Continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes or until done in low flame.
Step 8
Chicken cake is ready to serve.
Tip
Bone-in chicken gives a richer, more flavourful gravy than boneless. The marrow flavours the curry as it cooks.
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