Erode Style - Chicken Thanni Kuzhambu & Chicken Dry Masala

 

Ingredients: 

Chicken (Naatu Kozhi)  - 500 g
Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt, oil, water - As reqd

Masala: 

Cloves - 4
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Raw rice - 1tbsp
Urad dal -  2 tbsp
Dry red chilly - 8
Curry leaves - 2 sptigs
Coriander seeds -  2 tbsp

Masala paste: 

Small onion - 30-35
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs 
Ginger piece - 2 inch
Garlic - 5
Coconut - 3 tbsp 

To Temper:

Oil - 2 tbsp
Small onion - 15-20
Dry Red Chilly - 2 (deseed)
Green Chilly - 2 (deseed)
Curry Leaves - Little

Method: 

• In a bowl, add in chicken turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix this well and set aside.
• Dry roast ingredients under "masala" .
• Let it cool &  powder.
• Now add oil to a pan and add items under masala paste and cook in low flame.
• Let it cool and add blend along with that masala powder.
• Reserve little paste from this, to make chicken dry masala.
• To a cooker, add in marinated chicken, blended paste and salt if needed.
• Add in  2 cups of water &  pressure cook for 5 whistles.
• Strain few chicken pieces and set aside
• Now in other pan add items under "to temper"
• Take little of this and add to gravy.
• Now let's make chicken dry masala.
• To the left tempering items, add in reserved masala paste and cook for a min.
• Add in strained chicken pieces from.gravy.
• Cook in low flame till oil oozes out.
• Now serve this gravy and dry masala with rice.