Chicken – Cheerayila Thoran (Chicken – Spinach Thoran)

Ingredients for Chicken – Cheerayila Thoran (Chicken – Spinach Thoran):

1. Boneless chicken cut into lengthy pieces – ½ cup
2. Chilli powder, turmeric powder – A little
3. Salt – For taste
4. Green chillies – 4
   Coconut grated – ½ cup
   Garlic – 7 cloves
   Chilli powder – 1.5 small spoons
   Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
5. Red spinach chopped – 3 cups
6. Oil- 2 big spoons
7. Onion – 1, sliced

How to prepare Chicken-Cheerayila Thoran (Chicken – Spinach Thoran)?

1. Marinate chicken using turmeric powder and chilli powder.
2. Allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
3. Crush ingredients no: 4 by adding salt.
4. Mix it with chopped spinach leaves.
5. Heat oil in a pan and cook the chicken.
6. When it’s half done, add sliced onion and sauté the contents.
7. When the chicken is well-cooked, add the coconut-spinach mixture.
8.  Mix well and close the lid.
9. Cook your chicken-spinach thoran till it’s done.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine February 1-14, 2010

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