Chettinad Chicken Sambar

Chettinad Chicken Sambar is a mixed recipe, consisting of chicken and sambhar. Learn how to prepare Chettinad Chicken Sambar by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• ½ kg Chicken (pieces)

• 1 tsp Ginger Paste

• 1 tsp Garlic Paste

• ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder

• ½ tsp Red Chili Powder

• ¼ tsp Coriander Powder

• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

• 1 Onion (chopped)

• 2 Tomatoes (chopped)

• 2 Green Chilies (slit opened)

• 1 cup Toor Dal (cooked)

• ½ tsp Mustard seeds + Urad Dal

• 2 Dry Red Chilies

• 1 tsp Lemon Juice

• 5 Curry Leaves

• 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves (chopped)

• Salt

• Oil

How to make Chettinad Chicken Sambar:

• Marinate the chicken with red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and enough salt. Keep aside.

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chilies and fry them.

• Add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes; curry leaves green chilies, and ginger and garlic paste. • Stir until the onions turn translucent.

• Add the marinated chicken pieces and cook until the chicken changes its color and the raw smell of ginger-garlic paste disappears.

• Add a cup of water to the mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.

• Add the cooked toor dal and salt. Cook until the oil separates and chicken pieces are well-cooked.

• Add lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves to the chicken sambhar.

• Remove from heat and serve hot, with steamed rice