Adraki Chicken
Submitted by muniratk on Sat, 2012-06-30 14:01TO MARINATE CHICKEN
- 1 1/2 cup boneless chicken small pieces
- 3 green chilles paste
- 1 /12 inch piece ginger paste
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon oil
FOR GRAVY
- 1 cup roasted cashew nut
- 1 small onion finley chopped
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- 3 red chillies deseeded
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed (Rai)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- Salt to taste
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
MARINATION
- Wash chicken pieces and marinate with chillies, ginger, salt and lemon juice
- Heat oil in a pan and cook chicken till it is well done
FOR GRAVY
- Roast cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds (rai), and whole red chillies
- Grind the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and chillies with cashew nut in a fine paste with 1/2 cup water
- Heat oil in a pan and saute the onions and ginger till onion becomes soft and changes colour slightly
- Add cashew nut paste and saute on medium heat for 3-4 minutes
- Now add the tamarind paste, salt and coconut milt and simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Add chicken and mix well
- Serve with pullao
HEALTH TIPS
- Chicken - high in protein, low in fat and cholesterol
- Ginger - good for stomach (anti spasmatic), helps digestion, lowers cholesterol, cure cough and cold, helps in treatment of allergies, good for bones (treat arthritis and other muscular disorders)