Thursday, April 29, 2010

Chicken Stew / Irachi ishtu



All that glitters is not gold. But the original phrase is 'All that GLISTERS is not gold' a quote by William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice.  But this phrase has a counter effect on my white luscious appearing rich chicken stew. It tastes as good as it looks like and sometimes more. 

Requisites:-(Serves3)

Chicken cut into small pieces- 300gm
Ginger-garlic paste- 1tspn
Cloves- 3
Cardamom- 1 inch long stick.
Spring onions chopped- 3 Or regular onion-1 chopped 
Curry leaves a sprig
Garlic sliced- 2big
Ginger 1 tblspn chopped or sliced
Green chillies split open- 2 
Red chillies crushed- 2
Carrot-1 big chopped 
Green peas/Fresh peas- Half cup
Coconut milk- Half can/Of half coconut 
Almond/Cashew paste made out 15nuts- 1/2 cup
Pepper- 1 tspn ground
Coriander leaves 
Oil
Salt to taste

Directions:-

  • Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste and salt for 1 hr.
  • Now add the spring onions, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and garlic into hot oil in a pan. If you have cloves and cardamom add them, else you can opt for garam masala(all spice pwdr).
  • After sauting  for 2mins add the chicken and crushed red chillies. Cook this for 20 min till the chicken is well done, covering the pan.
  • Throw in the green peas and carrot and cook till they turn tender for 5min or more. 
  • Now add the coconut milk and almond/cashew paste with coriander leaves roughly chopped.
  • Add salt to your taste. Boil.
  • Finally on top dust with pepper and sprinkle little coriander leaves on top while serving.
  • You can have this with porotta, rice pancake, puttu, any bread, ghee rice.
BON APPETITE:)

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