Chicken Stew

A very healthy and mild chicken recipe which goes very well with idiyappam, appam and idlis. Surprisingly, this is a wonderful accompaniment for fresh warm dinner rolls or home made breads. The best part of this recipe is that it is almost oil free.

Ingredients:

• Chicken 250 gm
• Potato 1-2
• Onion 1-2
• Ginger 2 inch piece
• Green chillies 2-3
• Garlic 3-4 cloves
• Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
• Salt as required
• Coconut Milk 1 cup
• Curry leaves 2 sprigs
• Coconut Oil 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder 1 tsp

Method:

• Clean and wash the chicken pieces and marinate it with turmeric and pepper powder.
• Peel and wash the potatoes. Cut into small pieces and keep it soaked in water.
• Slice the onions, slit the green chillies and chop the ginger and garlic finely.
• Cook the chicken and vegetables in little water till is is cooked well.
• Add the coconut milk and just bring to a slight boil. Do not over boil or else the milk will curdle.
• Garnish with curry leaves and drizzle coconut oil on top.

Notes:

• To make coconut milk, grate fresh coconut and blend it in a mixer with little water. Squeeze out the milk. Grind the residue again with water and again squeeze out the milk.
• Alternatively you can use ready made tetra pack of coconut milk or use coconut milk powder and dissolve it in water to make coconut milk.
• Chicken stew is an excellent accompaniment for appam, idiyappam, freshly baked breads and idlis.
• One may add few cloves, a small piece of cinnamon and few cardamom pods for flavour. It is purely optional.