Boneless Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran)

Ingredients for Boneless Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran):

1. Chicken cut into small pieces – ½ kg
2. Coconut grated – ½
3. Red chilli powder – 2 small spoons
4. Turmeric powder – ¼ spoon
5. Ginger, garlic and green chillies crushed – ¼ cup
6. Onions, big – 3, sliced thin lengthwise
7. Coconut oil – 2 spoons
   Mustard and curry leaves – For seasoning
8. Pepper powder – A pinch
9. Curry leaves or mint leaves – To decorate

How to prepare Boneless Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran)?

1. Heat a pan, and cook chicken by adding 1 spoon of oil.
2. When the chicken is well-cooked, cut it into small pieces or smash it using a mixer grinder.
3. Heat a pan and pour the remaining oil.
4. Splutter mustard seeds.
5. Sauté onions, followed by ingredients no: 5.
6.  Sprinkle a few curry leaves, followed by grated coconut.
7. Continue frying for a while.
8. Add cut chicken pieces and mix well.
9. Continue cooking till your chicken dish turns dry.
10. When the water content is fully dried, add pepper powder and make a heap.
11. Add a little curry leaves or mint leaves, and press them well into the heap.
12. Serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine 2010, April 15-30

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