Tuesday 27 November 2012

Chicken Chukka

Chicken Chukka is a spicy 'dry-gravy' chicken dish which is very popular all over India. Don't know about the origin or nativity of the dish; but its found equally enjoyed by all Indians. Now, this recipe is my mom's and we love as it is. You can play with your own ingredients to please your tongue and hey,, you are the boss of your kitchen; who's gonna ask? ;)


Ingredients:

Chicken 1 (I used of 800gm)
Red Chilli powder 2 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp 
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Onion 500gm (3 cups)
Tomato 1 3/4 cups
Ginger garlic paste 1 + 1 tsp,
Green chilli 3 or more to taste 
Garam masala 1/2 tsp,
Pepper powder 1+1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig & 
Coriander leaves 1/4 cup
Oil 1/4 cup

Method:


Marinate chicken in red chilli powder(2tsp),salt,pepper(1/2tsp) ,ginger garlic paste(1tsp)and 1 tbsp of vinegar for atleast half an hour. 

Fry those marinated chicken pieces in oil.

Take out the chicken. Now in the same oil, saute onions  . Add  ginger garlic paste and saute  till onion turns slightly brown

Throw in tomatoes  & green chilli .. Saute for a few more minutes till the tomato is cooked.

Now add the spices; ie; red chilli powder (1/2 tsp) and turmeric.Saute for a few seconds so that the raw smell disappears.

Add chicken to it alongwith 1/4 a cup of water. simmer till the water dries up.Check the seasoning and make variations according to ur taste..  You can add 1 or 2 tsp of lemon juice if needed. Throw in curry leaves (i sprig) and coriander leaves to garnish.



10 comments:

  1. delicious curry and perfect as a side

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  2. The word chukka itself makes me drool.. Catchy chicken chukka.

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  3. this looks wonderful lovely flavours

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  4. this is my fav chicken dish among all the other. u have tempted me and i am going to make it today..perfectly done..dear and nice clicks too.which camera do u use?

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  5. This looks like a curry, with the turmeric! Btw, what exactly is a chukka? Hope you don't mind that I asked. :)

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  6. OMG...Im loving this dish...the clicks makes me drool and drool and drool...:)

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  7. Thank you guys..
    @misty, this is a curry-a dry curry indeed
    @suhaina,, I really dont remember about the camera I used.this was clicked long ago. Either nikkon dig. Cam - a small one or nikkon point & shoot cam L110

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  8. looks really yum... bookmarking to try soon... :)

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  9. Another nice recipe tempt me to try out. By the way, why you need to add vinegar when marinating chicken?

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  10. Thnk u all!
    @sonia, vinegar gives a nice flavou to the recipe and also thetexture we needed

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Tuesday 27 November 2012

Chicken Chukka

Chicken Chukka is a spicy 'dry-gravy' chicken dish which is very popular all over India. Don't know about the origin or nativity of the dish; but its found equally enjoyed by all Indians. Now, this recipe is my mom's and we love as it is. You can play with your own ingredients to please your tongue and hey,, you are the boss of your kitchen; who's gonna ask? ;)


Ingredients:

Chicken 1 (I used of 800gm)
Red Chilli powder 2 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp 
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Onion 500gm (3 cups)
Tomato 1 3/4 cups
Ginger garlic paste 1 + 1 tsp,
Green chilli 3 or more to taste 
Garam masala 1/2 tsp,
Pepper powder 1+1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig & 
Coriander leaves 1/4 cup
Oil 1/4 cup

Method:


Marinate chicken in red chilli powder(2tsp),salt,pepper(1/2tsp) ,ginger garlic paste(1tsp)and 1 tbsp of vinegar for atleast half an hour. 

Fry those marinated chicken pieces in oil.

Take out the chicken. Now in the same oil, saute onions  . Add  ginger garlic paste and saute  till onion turns slightly brown

Throw in tomatoes  & green chilli .. Saute for a few more minutes till the tomato is cooked.

Now add the spices; ie; red chilli powder (1/2 tsp) and turmeric.Saute for a few seconds so that the raw smell disappears.

Add chicken to it alongwith 1/4 a cup of water. simmer till the water dries up.Check the seasoning and make variations according to ur taste..  You can add 1 or 2 tsp of lemon juice if needed. Throw in curry leaves (i sprig) and coriander leaves to garnish.



10 comments:

  1. delicious curry and perfect as a side

    ReplyDelete
  2. The word chukka itself makes me drool.. Catchy chicken chukka.

    ReplyDelete
  3. this looks wonderful lovely flavours

    ReplyDelete
  4. this is my fav chicken dish among all the other. u have tempted me and i am going to make it today..perfectly done..dear and nice clicks too.which camera do u use?

    ReplyDelete
  5. This looks like a curry, with the turmeric! Btw, what exactly is a chukka? Hope you don't mind that I asked. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. OMG...Im loving this dish...the clicks makes me drool and drool and drool...:)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thank you guys..
    @misty, this is a curry-a dry curry indeed
    @suhaina,, I really dont remember about the camera I used.this was clicked long ago. Either nikkon dig. Cam - a small one or nikkon point & shoot cam L110

    ReplyDelete
  8. looks really yum... bookmarking to try soon... :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Another nice recipe tempt me to try out. By the way, why you need to add vinegar when marinating chicken?

    ReplyDelete
  10. Thnk u all!
    @sonia, vinegar gives a nice flavou to the recipe and also thetexture we needed

    ReplyDelete