Chicken Stew, Kerala style

 

 

Chicken stew has the mild sweet flavour from coconut milk. Appam with chicken stew is the best combination I can think of for breakfast or dinner.

Ingredients

1. Chicken, small pieces - 100gm
2. Onion sliced - 1 medium
3. Coconut milk, thick- 1 cup
4. Green chilli - 2
5. Ginger, chopped - 1 tbs
6. Potato cooked - 1 big
7. Coconut oil - 1 tbs
8. Curry leaves - few
9. Cloves - 3
10. Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
11. Cardamom - 3
12. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
13. Salt to taste

Method:

1. Marinate chicken with salt and one chopped green chilli
2. Heat oil in a pan
3. Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom and dry. 
4. Add one slit green chilli, ginger and curry leaves and sauté  in medium heat
5. After 2 minutes add onion and stir
6. Close the pan with a lid till onion is golden color
7. Add pepper powder and mix well
8. Add chicken and sauté for 2 minutes
9. Add cooked and slightly mashed potatoes with  1 cup of water
10. Add salt as required
11. Add half of coconut milk and 1/2 cup of water and cook chicken
12. Once the chicken is cooked well, add rest of the coconut milk and switch of the flame. 

Note: You can add veggies like carrot, beans, green peas or cauliflower in the above recipe