Chicken Stew

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1/2 kg Chicken
• 3 nos Onions — finely chopped
• 1 nos Potatoes — cubed
• 4 nos Green chillies Slit open length-wise
• 5 nos Pepper Corns Roughly — crushed
• 2 tsp Garlic paste
• 2 tsp Ginger paste
• 2 cup Coconut — grated
• 2 nos Tomatoes — chopped
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds(ground) Khashakhasha
• 2 small Pieces Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
• 3 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 3 Stems Coriander leaves
• Oil, to taste
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Extract 1 cup of thick coconut milk and 2 cups of thin coconut milk from the grated coconut. Set aside.

2. Step 2

   Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil.

3. Step 3

   Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, pepper corns, onions and green chillies and stir fry, till onion turns brown.

4. Step 4

   Add ginger and garlic pastes and stir for a little while.

5. Step 5

   Add the chicken pieces and stir further.

6. Step 6

   Add the thin coconut milk, chopped tomatoes, cubed potatoes, ground poppy mixture and coriander leaves along with required salt.

7. Step 7

   Transfer the contents to a pressure cooker and Let it cook for 7 minutes till done.

8. Step 8

   When chicken is cooked and 3/4th of water is dried up, add the thick milk of coconut, lemon juice and heat till boiling starts. Put off the flame before boiling starts.

9. Step 9

   Relish Chicken Stew with Palappam, idiyappam etc.