Chicken thoran - stir fried chicken with coconut
A quick and easy stir fried chicken with curry leaves and coconut!
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
Instructions
- Add some salt, red chilli and turmeric powders to the chicken breasts and leave it aside for 15 minutes
- 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
- Heat a pan with oil, add the cumin and mustard seeds and wait for them to splutter
- Add the curry leaves, chopped onions and chillis. Saute until the onions soften and turn translucent
- Add the ground coconut mixture and fry on medium heat until it turns dry
- Add the diced chicken and stir fry on high heat until well seared
- Cover and cook on medium flame until the chicken is completely tender
- Turn off the flame and add the lime juice and fresh coriander leaves
- Serve hot just as is or as a side with breads and/or rice
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