Chettinad Recipes In Tamil

Chettinad Chicken is filled with whole spices and spicy masala. The freshly roasted spices adds different kind of flavour to this chicken dish. Serve it with rice, roti or pulao.

Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of a community called the Nattukotai Chettiars, or Nagarathars as they call themselves, from the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state in South India. Chettinad cuisine is perhaps the most renowned fare in the Tamil Nadu repertoire. It uses a variety of spices and the dishes are made with fresh ground masalas. Chettiars also use a variety of sun-dried meats and salted vegetables, reflecting the dry environment of the region. Most of the dishes are eaten with rice and rice based accompaniments such as dosas,  appams,  idiyappams,  adais and idlis. The Chettiars, through their mercantile contacts with Burma, learnt to prepare a type of rice pudding made with sticky red rice.

Chettinad cuisine involves freshly roasted and ground spices which adds new dimension to their cooking. Their dishes are spicy and filled with full of flavour.

Chettinad Chicken Gravy/ Spicy Chicken Gravy

I have a chettinad mutton curry, chettinad potato roast, chettinad mushroom, chettinad chicken curry, chettinad egg curry, chettinad fish curry..Check out all my chettinad dishes too.

You can check out my chilli chicken roast, garlic chicken roast, onion chicken roast, butter chicken roast and all my dry chicken dishes too.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: This curry goes well with rice or roti. You can serve it with hot steamed rice, or hot phulks. This can be served with red rice, cooked millets or quinoa too.

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Calories: 228 kcal | Carbohydrates: 1 g | Protein: 11 g | Fat: 20 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 45 mg | Sodium: 46 mg | Potassium: 128 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 84 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 11 mg | Iron: 1 mg

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!This spicy curry laced with onions and coconut, the Chicken Chettinad gravy, is one of the finest and most authentic chicken curry recipe that I have made. You can make this curry with items available in any Indian Kitchen and I am sure this Chicken Chettinad recipe will be one that you will make for all important occasions.

If you like less spicy curries, use dried Kashmiri red chilies and remove seeds from them. You will get the colour and flavour without the heat of chilies in the curry.

Chicken Chettinad With Gravy

Over a period of time, each geographical area where Tamils have lived has developed its own distinct variant of the common dishes in addition to dishes native to itself. The four divisions of ancient Tamilakam are the primary means of dividing Tamil cuisine. The Chettinad region comprising Karaikudi and adjoining areas is known for both traditional vegetarian dishes like idiyappam, uthappam, paal paniyaram and non-vegetarian dishes made primarily using Chicken and mutton. Chettinad cuisine has gained popularity in non-Tamil speaking areas as well. Madurai, Tirunelveli and the other southern districts of Tamil Nadu are known for non-vegetarian food made of mutton, chicken, fish. Parota made with maida or all-purpose flour, and loosely similar to the north Indian wheat flour-based Paratha, is served at food outlets in Tamil Nadu. Read more at Wikipedia

In 1 Tbsp oil fry cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, whole cloves, cardamoms, whole red chilies, peppercorns, cinnamon for a few seconds. Add chopped ginger and garlic and fry some more. After the ginger garlic get lightly fried, add poppy seeds and fresh coconut. Fry for about a minute on low flame and add 1/4 cup of warm water to soften the masalas.

Heat the remaining oil and fry chopped onions. After the onions get well browned, add turmeric, red chili powder, half the curry leaves and the masala paste. Fry everything on low till oil separates. Keep sprinkling water as you fry the masala, this helps in blending the flavors and making the curry delightfully fragrant.

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After the masala is well fried, add chicken and chopped tomatoes. You won't be required to add water if you add tomatoes at this stage and the chicken will cook in the oil and tomatoes. If you do require to add water you can, but remember to add warm water. Add salt and allow chicken to cook completely on low flame.

While Chicken Chettinad is typically served with steamed rice, it also tastes good with rotis. You can also serve it with dosa, or neer dosa.

Recipe Type: Non Vegeterian Tags: Chicken, Non Vegetarian Ingredients: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Curry Leaves, Fennel seeds, Fresh Coconut, Garlic, Ginger, Oil, Onion, Poppy seeds, Red Chilli powder, Tomato, Whole red chilliesChicken Chettinad is a spicy chicken gravy from the Chettinad region. This is South India's most popular chicken dish cooked in Chettinad masalas. Chettinad chicken gravy is the most ordered dish in restaurants and popular dish all over south india. Tender pieces of chicken cooked in aromatic Chettinad spices. This is an Authentic Chettinad chicken dish with taste, flavour and colour. This goes well with rice, ghee rice, roti or paratha.

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This is the most popular chicken curry, how did i stayed away these long without posting it in my blog. Now i have found that and immediately made it and took pictures of it to post here. I have made this so many time, it is a tasty dish, different from the one which you get in restaurants. In my place i couldn't find a good chettinad chicken, every thing tasted either too spicy and not much flavourful.

Chettinad chicken gravy is a popular chicken dish all over south india. Chicken chettinad is a classic dish from the chettinad cuisine. It consists of chicken cooked in, turmeric and a paste of red chillies, kalpasi, coconut, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper, onions, ginger, garlic and gingelly oil.

This curry has lots of freshly roasted spices and coconut which is then ground to a fine paste and added it to the chicken. Your total house will smell heavenly when you make this. And i cooked the chicken in pressure cooker, if you don't have one, just make this in a kadai and simmer it for a long time till the chicken is cooked.

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Mean while Check out my another roasted spiced chicken curry which is a kadai chicken, chettinad chicken roast which is a dry chicken dish.

3)You can add some ginger and garlic paste to the chicken at this point. Mix the chicken really well and leave it to marinate for 30 minutes.

4)Take all the whole spices in a dry pan. Roast on very low heat for 5 to 6 minutes till lightly toasted and golden. Keep mixing.

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5)Once the spices are well roasted. Add in grated coconut, you can use fresh coconut or dried coconut. Stir fry the coconut with the masala till light golden. The moisture should dry and the coconut should get lightly toasted.

7)Take the coconut and spices in a blender, add little water at a time and make it into a thick smooth paste. This is your chettinad masala.

8)I used a pressure cooker to make the curry. You can use a regular kadai or cooking pot. Heat generous amount of oil in the pressure cooker. Add in sliced onions and saute till light golden.

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15)Transfer the cooked chicken in a large kadai with all the juices collected in the cooker. If you need to add more water, you can add now. Because once you add the masala the curry will get thick.

Chettinad cuisine has lots of spices like red chillies, kalpasi, coconut, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper, onions, ginger, garlic and gingelly oil.

It is normally very flavourful with variety of spices. most of the dishes are normally little on the spicier side. if you are making at home, you can adjust the spice level to your taste.

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Chicken Chettinad is a spicy chicken gravy from the Chettinad region. This is South India's most popular chicken dish cooked in Chettinad masalas. Chettinad chicken gravy is the most ordered dish in restaurants and popular dish all over south india. Tender pieces of chicken cooked in aromatic chettinad spices. This is an Authentic Chettinad chicken dish with taste, flavour and colour. This goes well with rice, ghee rice, roti or paratha.

Serving: 1 servings | Calories: 337 kcal | Carbohydrates: 21 g | Protein: 15 g | Fat: 23 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 45 mg | Sodium: 61 mg | Potassium: 691 mg | Fiber: 6 g | Sugar: 8 g | Vitamin A: 1227 IU | Vitamin C: 130 mg | Calcium: 104 mg | Iron: 3 mg

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