Chicken Salna

Yesterday I prepared this chicken salna as a side for parotta. It was a close match to the salna we used to get from roadside parotta stalls back home in Madurai.

Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 Kg
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 Teaspoon
Green Chilly -2
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Chilly Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Jeera  Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Curry Masala Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Corianer - half handful
Mint - 5
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 3
Coconut Milk - 1/2 Cup or Coconut paste - 2 Tablespoon
Oil
Salt

Method

1.Heat oil in a pressure cooker and season with cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
2.Add finely chopped onion and fry till it becomes brown.
3.Add ginger garlic paste and slitted green chillies and fry for few minutes.
4.Cut tomatoes into big pieces and add them. Try not to mash them. Just stir it gently.
5.Add  coriander and mint leaves.
6.Add chicken pieces and all masala powders except curry masala and fry them for 3-4 minutes.
7.Add 2 cups of water and let it to boil. or we can pressure cook for 1 whistle.
10.After the chicken is cooked , add the coconut milk and curry masala powder.
11.Switch off the stove after it starts boiling.
12.Serve hot as a side for parotta,chapathi, idli or biriyani.