May 26, 20201 min read

Chicken Piralan

My mom used to make this with Beef as my dad & we kids loved beef and occasionally with Chicken . This was Dads favorite for lunch,breakfast and dinner.He used to have a second serving to eat the Piralan.Mom used to make this with Vendakka (lady's finger) too.The Piralan goes well with Rice,Paalappams and Chappathis .Here is my mom's famous Piralan recipe

Chicken Piralan

1.Chicken-1 1/4 kg

Clean and cut the chicken into small pieces

2.For masala paste

Shallots-4-5

Ginger-1" piece

Garlic-5 big

Green Chilli-4-5

Curry leaves-1 sprig

Fennel seeds-1 tsp

Pepper corns-1 tsp

Corriander seeds-3/4 tsp

Cardamom-4

Cloves-5-6

Cinnamon-1/2" piece

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Corriander powder-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Ground together to a smooth paste.

3.Onion-2 sliced

Curry leaves-2 sprigs

Coconut Oil-2 tbsps

Heat a kadai and saute onions and curry leaves in oil.Once onions are glossy,add the ground masala paste and some water and cook till oil separates.

4.Potatoes-2 big

Carrot-2 big

Salt to taste

Can replace with any vegetable like cauliflower,green peas etc:

Cut the vegetable into bite size pieces.

Add the chicken pieces and vegetables ,salt and 1/2 cup water (second milk of coconut extracted)and cover and cook till chicken is cooked.

5.Coconut milk extracted from half a coconut or

Coconut milk powder-3-4 tbsps dissolved in 1 cup of water

Vinegar-1 tbsp

Garamasala-1/2 tsp

Corriander leaves for garnishing

Add the vinegar,garamasala and thick milk of coconut to this and adjust salt.Stir continuously till the mixture is heated through (and not boiled) if you are adding fresh coconut milk.Add chopped Corriander leaves & serve with Appams ,Rice or Chappathis