Hi guys, this is your Punjabi Chef Prateek, the hottest chef on the internet
and today, I'm taking your taste buds on a journey to Tamil Nadu
to try their famous Chicken Salna.
What is Salna?
Well, Salna is another term for curry or gravy,
this chicken salna is made in two variations the Madurai style and the Street style
and we are going to make Chicken Salna street style.
So, let's start cooking.
In the beginning, first, we'll prepare the Salna paste
for that, I'm going to switch on the gas.
Add Oil.
Once the oil starts heating up, lower the gas
and first, add in Fennel Seeds.
Coriander Seeds.
Black Peppercorn
and few Dry Red Chillies.
I'm going to saute this for at least a few mins.
After sauteing it for few mins,
next, I'm going to add in 2 Bay Leaves.
2 Green Cardamoms.
One Cinnamon Stick
and few pieces of Cloves.
Along with this, I'm going to add few Curry Leaves
and saute it for few mins.
And next, to enhance the flavours of the whole spices
I'm going to add in few cloves of Garlic.
With that few Ginger Slices
and cook till the rawness of the Ginger-Garlic goes away.
Once the colour of the ginger garlic starts changing
I'm going to add roughly chopped Green Chilli
and along with that, I'm going to add in Grated Coconut
and cook till it gets nicely golden in colour.
And let me tell you something, while making Chicken Salna Madurai Style
we add in peanut alongside coconut at this stage.
And lastly, I'm going to add 1 tbsp. of Poppy Seeds.
Keeping the flame low saute it for few mins
and also keeping an eye on the coconut so that it does not turn brown in colour
which will make the curry paste bitter.
Once the colour of the coconut changes to golden which means the curry paste is ready
it's time to let it cool and then we'll make it into a fine puree.
As the salna mixture has cooled down, now, I'm going to transfer it into a jar.
And with the help of little water...
we'll blend it into a fine puree.
To start the curry process, first, I'm going to take a pan.
Heat it up.
Add oil.
With that first, I'm going to add,
1 tsp. of Fennel Seeds.
1 Bay Leaf.
1 Cinnamon Stick.
2 Green Cardamoms
and few Cloves
and cook for few mins.
As the colour of the whole spices starts changing, now I'm going to add in
2 chopped Onion
and cook till it gets golden brown in colour.
As the colour of the onion has gone golden brown,
Next, I'm going to add in 1 tbsp. of Ginger-Garlic paste
and cook till the rawness of the ginger garlic paste goes away.
Now that the rawness of the ginger garlic paste has gone
next, I'm going to add in chopped Tomatoes.
With that, I'm going to add in little water
and cook till tomato turns soft and mushy.
Now that the tomato has gone soft and mushy
I'm going to add in Turmeric.
Red Chilli Powder.
Coriander Powder.
Salt
and cook till the rawness of the masala goes away.
Once the masala starts coming together, we'll add in little water
so that the masala doesn't burn.
Once the oil starts separating, we'll add in the chicken.
Mix the chicken properly with the masala
and saute it nicely for 15 mins.
After sauteing the chicken for 15 mins, now I'm going to add in the Salna paste
which I prepared earlier.
Mix the masala with the chicken.
After cooking the masala with the chicken for few mins,
now I'm going to add in little water.
This will help me get the desired consistency for the gravy.
Give it a good stir
and close it with the lid,
and let it cook for 10 mins,
and our chicken Salna is now ready.
As you can see the oil hasn't separated from the sides
now, we'll add in a little bit of freshly chopped Coriander
Now, we will sear it for two minutes.
And now, our chicken salna is ready to be served.
And, finally, garnish with some fresh coriander.
And there you go guys, our Chicken Salna is now ready.
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