Chicken Thoran

Ingredients

 500 grams chicken breast chopped into small pieces

1 cup shallots sliced into half

1- 1 1/2 cup grated coconut

2 sprigs curry leaves

1 tablespoon garlic paste

1 tablespoon ginger paste

2 tablespoon kashmiri chili powder

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon cuminseeds

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1 tablespoon urad dal

2-3 dried red chili

Coconut oil as required

Salt to taste

Method

• Crush the coconut with cumin seeds in a grinder and keep aside.
• In a pan, mix chicken with ginger garlic paste,shallots,chili powder,turmeric powder and salt.
• Add 1/4 cup water to the above mix,cover and cook on medium flame for approximately 15 minutes.
• Once the dish turns to a semi gravy consistancy add grated coconut and curry leaves.
• Cover and cook for 10 more minutes and turn off the flame.
• In a seperate pan,pour some coconut oil.
• Splutter mustard seeds,urad dal,dried red chilies.
• Saute for a minute and add  chiken.
• Stir on medium flame until the dish dries completely.
• Serve hot with Rice/Chapati.