Friday 3 March 2017

Kumar Mess Chicken chops

Kumar mess is a famous restaurant in Madurai and known for its non veg items. Today I read a recipe of naatukozhi chops by it's owner Mr.Ganesh. So tried it and it was very good. I feel it would go better with idly , dosa or parotta rather than plain rice.







Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients
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NaatuKozhi - 1 kg
Onion -250gms
Shallots - 250gms
Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 Tsp
Tomato - 3
Coconut - 1 cup(shredded)
Chilli Powder - 2 Tsp
Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
Coriander powder - 3 Tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Salt
Tamarind Juice (from peanut sized tamarind)

To Roast & Grind
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Cinnamon
Cardamom
Cloves
Saunf

To Season
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Gingelly Oil - 200ml( I used only half)
Curry leaves
Methi Seeds
Bay leaves
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Star Anise
Cloves

Method
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1.Grind coconut into a thick paste.
2.Dry roast the ingredients given and grind them into a fine powder.
3.Heat oil in a heavy pan and season with all ingredients given.
4.Add onions and shallots and fry till golden brown.
5.Add Ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off. Here after, sprinkle some water few times to prevent burning.
6.Add finely chopped tomatoes and saute it with a tsp of salt.
7.Add turmeric powder , coriander powder and chilli powder and ground garam masala powder one by one and saute nicely.
8.Add chicken and fry till the masala coates over.
9.Add the ground coconut paste and little water. This is chops so, add little water and gravy has to be thick.
10.Cook for 10 mins in medium flame.
11.Add tsp of tamarind juice and once it's boiled switch off the stove.
12.Sprinkle some coriander leaves and serve hot.



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