GONGURA CHICKEN

Ingredients:

Chicken 1 kg

Gongura/Sorrel Leaves/PulichaKeerai 1 cups

Onion 2 nos

Green Chili 4 or as per ur taste

Coriander Powder 1 tbsp

Chilli powder-3 spoons

Turmuric powder-1 spoon

Garam masala powder-2 spoons

Black pepper powder-3 spoons

Oil 3 tbsp

Water 2 cups

Cumin 1 tsp

Curry Leaves 2 strands

Red Chili 4

To Marinate Chicken :

Curd 1 cup

Ginger Garlic paste 1 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Red Chili Powder 1 tbsp

Lemon Juice 2 tsp
 

Capsicum sliced-1 medium(optional)

Method:

Cut Chicken into small pieces and mix with the ingredients given to marinate. Marinate the chicken for 2 or more hrs or overnight. Keep this in Refrigerator.

In a pan pour some water and add sorrel leaves and cook for 5 min. Filter the water and grind the sorrel leaves into fine paste.

In a pan add oil, fry Onion, Green Chili,capsicum till the onion is translucent. Add all the masal apowders and saute,add ground Gongura Leaves paste and cook for 2 min. Add the marinated Chicken, and required salt.

Take care while adding salt, as salt is added while marination. Add water and cook till the chicken is cooked and the oil separates from the Gravy.

Add oil, cumin seeds, Red chili, Curry Leaves and fry for a minute.Add this to the cooked Gongura chicken. This iis optional, But this gives a nice smell to the gravy.