Chicken Mappas

Ingredients

 Chicken 1 kg
Onion(finely sliced) 5 nos
Ginger (finely chopped) 3 tbsp
Garlic (finely chopped) 3 tbsp
Green chilli(sliced into two) 8 nos
Coriander powder 3 tbsp
Garam/chicken masala 4 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Tomato 2 nos

2.       Milk form one coconut 1 1/2 cup (canned coconut- milk from shops or coconut milk powder can also be used)

3.       For seasoning

 Mustard seeds   1 teaspoon
Small onions finely Sliced 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves    1 spring
Oil  2 tablespoon

 Preparation

1.       Mix the chicken pieces with the half of the ingredients onion, ginger, garlic, coriander powder and turmeric powder and allow marinating for an hour. Cook adding 2nd coconut milk till chicken pieces becomes tender.

2.       Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow to pop. Add small onions, big onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves stirring well. Add the rest of coriander powder, garam masala and turmeric powder. After a minute add sliced tomatoes and stir well. Add cooked chicken coconut milk and mix well. Cook in lower heat for 5 – 10 minutes.

Serve with Pathiri, idiyappam, palappam …………