Chettinad Chicken Gravy Recipe
Okay, so what’s life without some spice?? Hmm.. It’s a subjective question so let’s not discuss it here and for now let’s talk about how our Indian food be without spices. Our Indian spices are world-famous and which are the highlight and uniqueness of our Indian cuisine. These spices not only add flavor but have many health benefits as well (we will talk in detail about this some other time).
While growing up I have always seen my grandmother preparing fresh spice powders and mixes every time for cooking. Then things became a little easy and saw my mom doing the same thing, but thankfully only on some occasions or for some special cuisines and mostly using the ready made spices available in the market. Now coming to me, I love to cook such elaborate meals occasionally but not always for sure. I am happy to try any new recipes and equally happy to try anything that makes cooking simpler.
We love Indian curries at our place. Both my husband and I are from North Indian; therefore, the North Indian dishes dominate the kitchen. However, we both love the South Indian curries equally. Cooking South Indian cuisines doesn’t come very naturally to me so I have been very skeptical about making the South Indian cuisines at home be it veg or non-veg hence, I haven’t gone beyond idli, Appe, Dosa, Sambhar or Coconut Chutney. Although, I love Rasam, Chettinad Chicken, Chicken 65, Fish Fry and a lot more, but never gathered enough confidence to try making it at home.
Thillai’s Masala
So, I got an opportunity to try the masala from Thillai’s brand. Thillais brand is based out of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Thillais is in the spice trade business for over 100 years. They focus on producing authentic regional Tamil Nadu cuisine through easy and convenient to cook spice mixes. Initially, I was a little unsure and excited at the same time to know how these easy range masala are going to be because they are making cooking Chicken Chettnad or Chicken 65 sound so simple.
I thought of trying out the Easy Karaikudi Milagu Rasam. Rasam is an integral part of any South Indian meal and it is our very own Indian Soup to begin the meal. Making rasam using the Thillai’s Rasam powder was super simple and I made it by following three simple steps. The Rasam has a very significant taste of tamarind, pepper with garlic pods chunks in it. It was spicy as it is meant to be and delicious too. Now, I have a quick fix for sudden soup demands.
Thillai’s products are 100% pure grade with no artificial colors or flavors added. So next, I decided to cook the Chicken Chettinad using their Chettinad Masala Curry Powder. Chettinad is the most special cuisine of Tamil Nadu and is made using a variety of fresh ground spices. The trouble of finding that perfect Chettinad masala for my dish was sorted. Just sauté some onions, tomato; add chicken, masala, and the dish is ready. The dish came out to be appealing to our taste buds.
Not only the Tamil Nadu cuisines spices are available with Thillais, but they also have a full range of spices. Starting from basic spices like turmeric, coriander or red chili powder to masala milk. I would highly recommend trying their Crispy Chicken Mix. Fried Chicken with perfect crispy coating and was simply delicious. We finished it in no time and therefore, was not able to click the pictures. (Because it was soooo good)
Thillai’s Masala brings you a perfect blend of pure spices that will give the authentic taste of Tamil Nadu cuisine and will definitely enhance your food experience. The pricing is very reasonable and they are available in single serve packaging of 50 grams, so that you can consume the full packet one at a time and keep the freshness of the spices. You can check out their website for more details and also they are available on Amazon. Check the link below:
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Find below the Chettinad Chicken Gravy Recipe:
Chettinad Chicken Gravy Using Thillai's Masala
Ingredients
- 500 gms Boneless Chicken
- 1 big Chopped Onions
- 1 Tomato Puree
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds/Rai
- 2 Tsp Thillai's Chicken Chettinad Curry Masala
- 2 tsp Refined Oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in the pan.
- Add mustard seeds, when they start crackling, add chopped onions.
- Saute them and add tomato puree.
- Add the chicken chettinad curry masala.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, add chicken pieces and mix well
- Add water and cook till the chicken pieces are nicely cooked.
- Adjust salt to taste and water to get the desired consistency.
- Serve hot with steamed rice or roti.