Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran)

Ingredients for Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran):

1. Chicken cut into small pieces – ½ kg

2. Coconut scrapped – 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 Chicken Thoran (Kozhi Thoran)?

1. Heat a pan, and cook chicken adding 1 spoon oil.

2. When chicken is well cooked, cut into small pieces or smash using a mixer grinder.

3. Heat a pan and pour remaining oil.

4. Splutter mustard seeds.

5. Sauté onions, followed by ingredients no: 5.

6. Sprinkle a few curry leaves, followed by scrapped 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 water content is fully dried, add pepper powder and make a heap.

11. Add a little curry leaves or mint leaves, and press it well to the heap.

12. Serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine 2010, April 15-30

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