Chicken Podimas
Here’s a traditional Tamil recipe for a scrambled chicken appetizer that is spiced with various whole spices and ground spices. Sesame oil provides it with a rich, nutty flavour.
Servings - 4
Difficulty Level - Easy
Preparation Time - 15 mins
Cook Time - 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame or gingelly oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 Master Cook cloves
- 2 Master Cook cardamom
- 1 tsp Master Cook fennel seeds
- 2 onions finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 4 eggs (optional)
- 400 g boneless chicken
Nutrition Facts
| Servings: 4 | |
|---|---|
| Amount per serving (excluding eggs) | |
| Calories | 205 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 7g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat 1.4g | 7% |
| Cholesterol 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium 647mg | 28% |
| Total Carbohydrate 4.3g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Total Sugars 0.5g | |
| Protein 29.8g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 31mg | 2% |
| Iron 1mg | 8% |
| Potassium 263mg | 6% |
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Procedure
- In a pressure cooker, add chicken with salt, pinch of turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and water to cover the chicken. Cook the chicken until thoroughly cooked.
- Drain and retail the stock and shred the chicken with your hands.
- In a pan, heat sesame oil and all the whole spices. Roast them until aromatic.
- Add onions, green chillies and curry leaves to this. Saute till brown. Add ginger garlic paste and cook until aromatic.
- Add tomatoes, saute and add all the powdered spices. Cook for a minute.
- Add the retained chicken stock and the shredded chicken.
- Stir and cook until the liquid is absorbed.
- Optional: Make a well in the middle of the mixture. Heat oil and break the eggs into it. Scramble and cook thoroughly. Mix with the chicken and serve.
