Kozhi Varuthathu

Another dish I prepared this weekend was Kozhi Varuthathu-A very hot chicken!
from Shynee’s isouthpotpourri. This is the second time I am preparing it and my guests gave thumbs up for this one. One of them even suggested that next time when all our relatives in Pune get together, I should prepare this one. I will…

You can get the original recipe and the picture at http://isouthpotpourri.blogspot.com/
This is my version. The recipe is as follows…

Ingredients:

Chicken breasts-250g (chopped into small bits), Onion-1 large-chopped fine, Tomato-1-cut into small pieces, Copra-1 half-cut into small pieces , Ginger-25g, Garlic-25g, Green chillies-5, Red chilli powder-1 tsp, Pepper powder-1 tsp, Coriander powder-1 tsp,Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp, Cinnamon powder-1/4 tsp, Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp, Cloves powder-1/4 tsp, Fennel seed powder-1/2 tsp, Nutmeg powder-1/4 tsp, Curry leaves-2 sprigs, Salt-as required, Oil-as required

Method:

Marinate chicken pieces with a little turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile whisk ginger, garlic, green chilli in a mincer.(Should not be ground to a paste).Heat oil in a wok. Add curry leaves. Once it has spluttered add onion. Saute it to a brown tinge. Add tomato, ginger-garlic-green chilli mix, saute everything together till you get a nice aroma. Keep stirring so that it doesn’t stick to the vessel. Now add the copra pieces. Now add chicken pieces, all the spice powders and salt as rqd. Mix everything well. Keep stirring the whole mix until the chicken is properly browned and cooked.(In case the chicken that u use requires more time to cook, it is ideal to cook it separate and add to the spice mixture.) Serve it hot with chappathi, paratha or with rice.