This is a very unique chicken dish made with all ground ingredients. The thick gravy coats the chicken pieces to add flavor and aroma to every piece. Chicken piralen is made in many different ways in Kerala. This is new recipe I tried which my whole family liked so will be making more often now.
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| Chicken Piralen |
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| Chicken Piralen Ingredients |
Ingredients
2 pound chicken skinned and cut into pieces
Shallots - 15 - 20
Green chilly - 6 - 8
Garlic paste - 2 tablespoon
Ginger paste - 2 tablespoon
Tomatoes - puree made out of fresh tomatoes - 1 1/2 cup
Cilantro finely chopped - a handful
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 4 tablespoons
Spices to grind
Whole coriander seeds
Whole red chilly - 4 - 6
Whole black pepper - 1 - 1/2 teaspoon
Star anise - 1
Cardamom pod - 1 - 2
Cloves 2 - 3
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Steps
1. Wash and drain the cut chicken pieces and keep aside.
2.Grind the shallots and green chilly to a smooth paste. Keep all ingredients ready for the dish.
3. Grind the spices to a fine powder is a coffee grinder powder and keep aside.
4. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. When the oil gets hot add the ground shallots and Green chilly mixture. Saute well till the raw green chilly aroma fades away.
5. Add the ginger garlic paste to this saute well till the paste gets light brown.
6. Add the prepared spice mixture to this and saute for 2 - 3 minutes and add the tomato puree to this and saute well till the liquid has evaporated and oil separates.
7. Add the chicken pieces, salt and turmeric to this and mix well. Cover the pan with lid and cook on low flame till chicken is done.
8. Remove the pan lid and keep stirring the chicken curry till the gravy thicken and coats the chicken pieces. Almost all liquid should evaporate just a thick coating on the chicken pieces.
9. Transfer to serving dish and mix the chopped cilantro.
Serve hot with rice or chapati
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