Chicken Kulambhu

The recipe name is actually "Ramanathapuram Chicken Kulambhu", a Chicken gravy blended with coconut and dry powders. This goes well with Rice, Dosa, Idly, Idiyappam and almost all Southern Indian main courses.

I got this recipe from a famous cookery show. I made some changes to it and tried for the first time and it turned out pretty amazing!

Ingredients
Chicken - 500 gms
Oil - 1 tbsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Home made Sambar Powder - 3 1/2 tsp (Red Chilli Powder + Dhaniya Powder)
Water - as required

To Grind
Coconut - 5 tbsp
Corriander Powder - 2 tbsp
Shallots or Small Onions - 10
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
Salt - as required

To Season
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - few sprigs

To Garnish
Green Chilli - 1 (finely chopped)
Curry Leaves - 5 or 6 leaves

Preparation
(1) Grind the items given in To Grind to a fine paste
(2) Heat Oil in a pan and add the items given in To Season one-by-one
(3) Pour the grinded paste to it and saute till the raw smell is off
(4) Add the dry powders, half salt and saute it for another few minutes
(5) Pour the required amount of water to it and stir for few minutes
(6) Add the Chicken pieces and the remaining salt
(7) Pressure cook if for 2 whistles or until the chicken is soft
(8) Transfer the Chicken Kulambhu to a serving dish
(9) Garnish it with chopped green chillies and curry leaves

(10) Delicious Chicken Kulambhu is ready to be served hot