A Keralan dish from Madhur Jaffrey’s “A Taste of India” .
Ingredients
- 3 lb free range chicken in pieces ( see instructions) skinned
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsps sugar
- 12-15 fresh curry leaves
- 1/2 lb shallots peeled and finely sliced
- 6-7 plump garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
- 1 1/2 inch ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 7 hot green chillies 5 cut in fine rings and 2 into long slivers
- 1 cup small tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
Servings:
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts into 6 pieces and each leg into 3 or 4 pieces.
- Mix the lemon juice with a quarter of the salt and all the sugar. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a heavy casserole over a medium high heat. When hot, put in the curry leaves and sizzle for 2 seconds, then add the shallots, garlic, ginger and the five chillies cut into rings.
- Stir and fry for 5-6 minutes until the shallots have lightly browned. Add the tomatoes and continue to stir and fry for 4 minutes. Add the turmeric and cayenne and stir.
- Put in the chicken and remaining salt and stir. Add 1/2 pint water and bring to a simmer. Cover tightly , turn heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring once.
- Add the slivers of green chilli, cover again and cook for a further five minutes. Stir in the lemon juice then increase the heat and cook uncovered for 10 minutes to reduce the sauce a bit. Keep spooning the sauce over the chicken.
- Spoon off some of the fat before serving then serve with plain rice or bread and some Dal.
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