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Chicken thoran - stir fried chicken with coconut

5 from 1 vote
A quick and easy stir fried chicken with curry leaves and coconut!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Marination 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g chicken breast finely diced
  • 4 tbsp grated coconut or coconut meat chunks
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger roughly chopped
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 4 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 3-4 fresh green chillis optional
  • 4-5 curry leaves
  • salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Add some salt, red chilli and turmeric powders to the chicken breasts and leave it aside for 15 minutes
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  2. Meanwhile, in a mixer-grinder, add the coconut, ginger, garlic, chillies and half of the coriander leaves and grind it to a coarse paste using little water
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  3. Heat a pan with oil, add the cumin and mustard seeds and wait for them to splutter
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  4. Add the curry leaves, chopped onions and chillis. Saute until the onions soften and turn translucent
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  5. Add the ground coconut mixture and fry on medium heat until it turns dry
  6. Add the diced chicken and stir fry on high heat until well seared
  7. Cover and cook on medium flame until the chicken is completely tender
  8. Turn off the flame and add the lime juice and fresh coriander leaves
  9. Serve hot just as is or as a side with breads and/or rice
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Notes

  • You could replace onion with shallots, that will enhance the taste even more
  • You may use your regular cooking oil instead of coconut oil
  • Dicing the chicken breast in smaller pieces aids in faster cooking
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon
  • g - grams