Ingredients

Chicken -300gm(with bone)

Green chilli-3 finely chopped

Ginger – small piece(slice finely )

Garlic- 1 (thin slices)

Curry leaves-1 string

Pepper powder-less than 1/4tsp

Salt-to taste

Potato-1 medium

Coconut Oil-2tbsp

Thin coconut milk-2 cup

Thick coconut milk-1/2 cup

Water-1/4cup

For sauting

Onion-1 medium

Green chilli-2(long slits)

Curry leaves-few

Ginger-1tsp thin slices

Garam masala-1/2tsp(handful of fennel seeds(perumjeerakam),10 cloves(karayam poo),4 medium stick of cinnamon(patta),3 cardamom (elakkaya )  1 star anise (thakkolam) ) Grind well to fine powder ..Sieve and use .. No need to roast them

Method

Cut the chicken into small pieces..

Wash well with salt .. Drain ..

To the chicken add ginger ,garlic,green chilli ,curry leaves ,pepper powder and salt and mix well with hand …

Keep aside for 15 minutes..

Then add 1/4 cup of water and pressure cook .. 4 whistle is enough ..

Keep aside ..Allow to cool..

In between wash one potato peel and cut into cubes and pressure cook it by adding salt  and water..

Now heat oil in a kadai ..

Saute onion slices for 3 minutes in medium flame ..

To that add ginger slices,green chilli slits and curry leaves ..

Saute them till the onion become translucent ..

Now add cooked chicken along with stock ..

Add potato also… To this add 1/4 tsp of garam masala and mix well … Allow to cook for 2 minutes ..Slightly mash  potato with back of the spoon …

Then add thin coconut milk and stir well.. Cook for 5 minutes or until the stew start thickening ..

In that point add our thick coconut milk and stir slowly .. Sprinkle the remaining garam masala(1/4 tsp ) if u don’t prefer garam masala decrease the amount .. Cook for 2 minutes

No need to boil after adding thick milk ..Remove from the fire and sprinkle few curry leaves and 1 tsp of coconut oil ..

Close the kadai for few minutes and serve with appam ,idiyappam ,chapati ….

If u want u can roast cashew nuts in ghee and season the stew .. Or can season with small onion also …

So make this yummy chicken stew and enjoy Christmas 🙂

Palappam

Click on the link of  palappam ..Try this  with chicken stew ..U will def love this .. I am sure 🙂

Note : The spice of the dish is depending up on the green chilli u r using .. So adjust the spice accordingly ..k ..

So my dear friends wish u and ur family Merry X-mas and Happy New Year …

Love

🙂

Veena