Chicken Thoran

Overview
Chicken thoran is a very unique dry chicken stir fry dish made with coconut and spices. In Kerala thorans are usually made with vegetables but Chicken thoran is a Kerala speciality. A dry dish that can be served with rice or any Indian bread.

Chicken Thoran ingredients

Chicken Thoran

Ingredients
Chicken breast cut into small cubes  - 1 1/2 pounds
Ginger 2 inch piece thin sliced into strips
Green chilly 6 split at center
Red Onion one large thin sliced
Garlic 6 cloves thin sliced
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Whole dry red chilly cut into pieces 3 - 4
Mustard seeds  1 teaspoon
Red Chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Black pepper  1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds  1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Fresh grated coconut 3/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil  3  - 4 tablespoons

Steps
1. Clean and cut the chicken breast into small cubes.
2. Grind the whole black pepper and fennel seeds to a smooth powder and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds. After the mustard seeds splutter add the whole red chilly powder and curry leaves to this and fry few minutes. Then add the thin sliced onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
4. Saute till the onions are light brown. Add the turmeric powder and chilly powder. Fry few minutes and then add the chicken pieces to this. Add salt and the fennel and black pepper powder to this.  Mix well and cover pan with lid and cook on low flame till chicken is cooked.
5. Add the fresh grated coconut to this mix well and saute till all the gravy has evaporated.

Serve hot with rice or any Indian bread.