CHICKEN SAMBAR

                                    CHICKEN SAMBAR

Sambhar as we all know is a gravy curry prepared by cooking vegetables in tamarind water,adding cooked chana dal,sambar powder and finally some coriander leaves.Today I m sharing with you all a different Sambar.I have prepared today a delicious Chicken Sambar.Now a days this is very familiar in UAE and other foreign countries.For preparing this recipe I have used my own sambar powder.If home made sambar powder is not available then you can cook dal,blend it well and keep aside.Then roast some grated coconut and add sambar powder to this.Please note that do not use garam masala for this preparation.So let us get ready to  see the step by step preparation...

                                 INGREDIENTS

• Chicken                      - 650 gms
• Potato                        - 1 cut into small pieces
• Onion                         - 2 sliced
• Green chilly                - 5 slitted
• Tomato                      - 1 big
• Sambar powder          - 4 tbsp
• Pepper powder           - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder        - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste     - 1 tbsp
• Tamarind water         -  small quantity(Do not use more like veg sambar)
• Salt                          -  to taste
• Coriander leaves       -  as required
• Oil
• Mustard seeds           - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilly            - 4
•  Curry leaves            -  2 sprigs

                              METHOD

•  Cut the vegetables and keep it aside.

•  Clean the chicken pieces and keep aside.

• First heat the kadai and add some oil.Splutter the mustard seeds,dry chilies and curry leaves.Take out this from the kadai and keep it aside to garnish at the end.Then add the sliced onions and saute for 2 mins.

• Add green chilies to it.

• Saute for 1 more min.

• Add the cut potatoes to it.

• Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste to it and saute well.

• Now it is time to add the chicken pieces.

• Add tomatoes too.

• Add pepper powder to it.

• Saute well till the color of chicken changes to white.

• Add some tamarind water to it and balance plain water .

• Allow it to boil.

• Grind the sambhar powder in a mixie  for 1 min.

• Add 2 tbsp of this masala and cook till the chicken is cooked.

• When it is cooked add the balance masala and cook for 5 more mins .

• Turn off the flame.

Serve it on a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves and fried items.