Chicken Stew

Chicken Stew can serve as a delicious combination with Appam, Idiappam or Chappathi.

INGREDIENTS:

• Boneless Chicken pieces - 1 lb
• Diced Onion - 1 nos
• Diced Carrot - ½ cup
• Diced Potato - ½ cup
• Green Chilly(Slit) - 6 nos
• Garlic(chopped) -1 tbsp
• Ginger(chopped) -1 tbsp
• Cinnamon Stick - 2 inch
• Cardamom - 3 nos
• Cloves - 3 nos
• Bay leaves -2 nos
• Fennelseed powder(perinjeerakam) -½ tsp
• Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
• Thick Coconut Milk-1 cup
• Salt -to taste
• Curry leaves - a few
• Water required to cook
• Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in the pan.
• Put Cardamom, Cinnamon, cloves Bayleaves and fry it
• Add onions, green Chillies, ginger and garlic .
• Saute till Onion turns transparent. 
• Add chicken pieces and saute for a minute.
• Add Potato,Carrot along with water and salt into it.
• Cover the pan and let it cook.
• When the chicken cooks well, add Fennelseed powder and pepper powder and mix well.
• Add Coconut milk and let it boil.
• When it starts boil,turn off the stove and add Curry leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Appam / Idiyappam / Chappathi