Chicken Sambar

Ingredients for Chicken Sambar:

1. Chicken – 1 kg
2. Coconut oil – 3 big spoons
3. Red chillies – 4
4. Coriander seeds – 1 small spoon
5.  Coconut grated – ½ cup
6. Onions chopped – 2
7. Green chillies – 2, chopped
8. Ginger-garlic paste – 1.5 small spoons
9. Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
10. Garam masala powder – 1 small spoon
11. Salt – As required
12.  Tomato – 2, big
13. Toor dal (Pigeon pea) cooked – ½ kg
14. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
15. Mustard– ½ small spoon
    Red chillies – 2
    Curry leaves – As needed
16. Coriander leaves – As needed

How to prepare Chicken Sambar?

1.  Clean the chicken and keep it aside.
2. Heat a pan and pour a big spoon of oil, and add red chillies, coriander and coconut.
3. Fry it till it turns a light brown colour.
4. When the contents cool off, make a fine paste.
5. Heat 2 big spoons of oil in a pan and sauté onions and green chillies.
6. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté till its odour changes.
7. Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt, and mix the contents well.
8. Add tomatoes and sauté again.
9.  Add gravy and a little water, and let the contents boil.
10.  Add chicken pieces, close the lid and cook it well.
11. When the curry thickens, add the cooked dal and allow the contents to boil well.
12. Take off from flame.
13. Heat oil and sputter mustard seeds, followed by red chillies and curry leaves.
14. Pour this oil into the chicken sambar and serve. 

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine August 15-31, 2016

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