A Syrian Christian preparation of Chicken with coconut milk ( Flavored with coriander.)
Ingredients:
1. Chicken - 250
gms
2. Coconut oil -30 ml
3. Onion slices -100 gms
4. Garlic slices -5
gms
5. Ginger julienne -5
gms
6. Green chilly -5 gms
7. Curry leaves - 1 spring
8. Turmeric powder - 1 gm
9. Coriander powder -10
gms
10. Garam masala - 5
gms
11. Fennel powder - 3 gms
12. Salt to taste
13. Coconut milk : 150 ml
For tempering: 1. Coconut oil -15 ml
2. Mustard seeds - 2
gms
3. Shallots(sliced) - 10 gms
4. Curry leaves - 1 spring
METHOD:- Clean the chicken and cut it in to cubes. Heat the
coconut oil in a pan & sauté onions, ginger, garlic, green chilly &
curry leaves till light brown in colour. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder,
fennel powder and garam masala. Sauté it and add the chicken cubes and salt
with little hot water. Allow it to cook well. Finish with coconut milk.
For tempering heat the oil in a pan & crackle the mustard
seeds. Add and sauté the shallots & curry leaves till golden brown in
colour. Garnish with tempering.