HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Chicken pieces – 1 lb
• Onion Paste – 1 Cup
• Tomato Pieces – 1 Cup
• Water – 2 Cups
• Grind the following 2 and make the paste.
  • Raw coconut Shredded – 1 Cup
  • Poppy Seeds – 1/2 Cup
• Coriander Leave – 1/2 Cup
• Curry Leaves – 2 Stems
• Green Chili Paste – 1 Table Spoon
• Ginger-garlic Paste – 2 Table Spoon
• Coriander Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
• Zeera Powder – 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Black Pepper Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Red chili Powder – 2 Table Spoons
• Kaba Chini – 2
• Star Anise – 1/2 Star
• Cloves – 4
• Cinnamon – 1 Inch Piece
• Cardamom – 2
• Oil – 1 Cup
• Fennel Seeds Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Salt to Taste

Method:

1. Clean the chicken and put turmeric Powder, 1 tea Spoon, ginger-garlic Paste, Green Chili Paste, 1/4 Tea spoon of Salt and 2 cups of water and pressure cook it for 15 minutes and keep it aside.
2. In a heavy bottom pan put the 1 cup of oil and let it heat. Put the curry leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, kaba chini, Star Anise and saute it for 1 minutes and put the onion paste and fry till it looks brown.
3. Put the remaining ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.
4. Put red chili powder, coriander powder, Zeera Powder, Black pepper powder, fennel seeds powder and mix it well.
5. Put the coconut & poppy seeds paste and tomato pieces and mix it gently. At this point put the cooked chicken pieces with the water which is left with the cooked chicken and adjust the salt and let it cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
6. Garnish it with cilantro leaves.

It goes very well with Rotis & White Rice.