Chicken thoran

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 500 gm
2. Shallot - 25- 30
3. Onion - 2 medium
4. Garlic - 6 cloves
5. Ginger - 1 inch
6. Green chillies - 2
7. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
8. Red chilli powder - 1.5 tbsp
9. Garam masala powder - 0.5 tsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
11. Pepper powder - 0.5 tsp
12. Mustard - 1 tsp
13. Oil - 3 tbsp
14. Salt
15. Curry leaves - 1 twig

Procedure

1. Clean and cut chicken into small pieces
2. Slice onions thinly.
3. Pulse shallot, ginger and garlic in a mixie into a coarse mixture and keep aside
4. Pulse grated coconut, green chillies, red chilli powder and turmeric powder
5. In a pan, heat oil.
6. Splutter mustard.
7. Add crushed shallot, ginger garlic combination and curry leaves. Stir till shallot becomes brown.
8. Add half of the sliced onion into this and stir till it becomes soft.
9. Add chicken and remaining onion to this.
10. Close and cook for 8-10 minutes. Chicken will be almost cooked by now.
11. Add garam masala, salt and pepper to this and cook for another 5 minutes.
12. Add crushed coconut mixture to this and cook for 5 minutes.
13. Add curry leaves and drizzle oil and cook till it becomes dark brown in colour and completely dry.
14. Yummy chicken thoran can be served with rice or chappathi.