Chicken in Coconut Gravy

Though there are many variations when it is coming to chicken, very few recipes we make it very frequently and they never fade from our taste buds. This chicken in coconut gravy is one such recipe almost every south Indian prepares it at home. With the very simple ingredients, we can prepare a tasty chicken gravy. This recipe is perfect when you need to prepare a quick chicken dish.

Basic Ingredients:
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Sitting time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30-40 minutes
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients:



Chicken - 400grams

Onion / Shallots - 1 cup, chopped

Tomato - 2 nos, chopped

Garlic - 1 teaspoon, minced

Ginger - 1 teaspoon, minced

Green chillies - 1 no

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon / to taste

Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Salt - to taste

Mustard seeds and Urid dal - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 1 string

Coriander leaves - to garnish



To Marinate:



Pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1/4 teaspoon



Method:



1) In a bowl, add chicken pieces, salt, pepper and turmeric powder and mix well. Keep aside for 10-15 minutes. After 10 minutes, half cook the chicken and keep aside.

2) Grind grated coconut with cumin seeds into a paste by adding water and keep aside.

3) In a pan, heat oil and when it is hot, add mustard seeds and urid dal.

4) When they splutter, add curry leaves followed by ginger and garlic paste with minced green chilli..

5) Saute for a minute and add onions. Continue sauteing until they become translucent.

6) Add chopped tomato and saute till they cook well.

7) Add half cooked chicken pieces, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Remember you have already added little salt to chicken pieces.

8) Add required water and cook till the chicken become soft and tender.

9) When the gravy starts to thick, add coconut paste and cook for few minutes. After few minutes, the oil oozes out from gravy.

10) Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

11) Serve hot with steamed rice. Goes well with chapthi too.

Announcing "Serve It" series.... Serve It - Fried

This theme for this month's Serve It series is "Fried". Eating healthy is the primary goal for all of us these days. But it is always okay to indulge in the guilty pleasures of deep fried foods once in a while. Every cuisine across the globe have their own fried foods specialty. Deep fried foods are always associated with the monsoon season in India. Nothing can beat the comfort of hot fried

Eggless Orange Cake

Its been long, since i posted a Cake Recipe. I saw this cake @ Raks Kitchen.It was Love @ First Sight :)!!!!!  I had some oranges @ home, so tried the cake the same day. Came out great.  
Its my bestie's Birthday Tomorrow!!! Here Rem, its for you!!! Happy Birthday Girl!!!! Have a Wonderful Day!!!!

I have made small changes to the Original Recipe.  Please Catch the Link for the Recipe

Ingredients
1 Cup Plain flour/Maida
1/4 Cup Wheat Flour
1 Cup Condensed milk
1/2 Cup Softened Butter
1/2 Cup Orange juice (Juice from two Mandarine Oranges)
1/4 tsp Orange zest
1 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Vanilla essence

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Sift together flour,baking powder,baking soda. 
• If using fresh orange juice, prepare it now. I got 3/4 Cup of Juice from two Mandarin Oranges. Grate the Orange Peel for some Zest. 
• Mix together condensed milk,orange juice, softened butter,vanilla essence.
• Add the Wet ingredients to the Flour mixture. Mix well . Stir-in the Orange zest.
• Grease a baking pan or line it with parchment paper.  I have used 8" round baking pan and lined with parchment paper. Pour the prepared batter in the prepared pan.

• Bake it @ 180C for 10 minutes and reduce the temperature to 160C and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let it cool down for 5 minutes and then invert the cake over an wire rack and let it cool.

Note:

Bake Time differs from Oven to Oven, So Set it according to your Oven Settings.