Chicken Stew / Irachi ishtu

All that glitters is not gold. But the original phrase is 'All that GLISTERS is not gold' a quote by William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice.  But this phrase has a counter effect on my white luscious appearing rich chicken stew. It tastes as good as it looks like and sometimes more. 

Requisites:-(Serves3)

Chicken cut into small pieces- 300gm

Ginger-garlic paste- 1tspn

Cloves- 3

Cardamom- 1 inch long stick.

Spring onions chopped- 3 Or regular onion-1 chopped 

Curry leaves a sprig

Garlic sliced- 2big

Ginger 1 tblspn chopped or sliced

Green chillies split open- 2 

Red chillies crushed- 2

Carrot-1 big chopped 

Green peas/Fresh peas- Half cup

Coconut milk- Half can/Of half coconut 

Almond/Cashew paste made out 15nuts- 1/2 cup

Pepper- 1 tspn ground

Coriander leaves 

Oil

Salt to taste

Directions:-

• Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste and salt for 1 hr.
• Now add the spring onions, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and garlic into hot oil in a pan. If you have cloves and cardamom add them, else you can opt for garam masala(all spice pwdr).
• After sauting  for 2mins add the chicken and crushed red chillies. Cook this for 20 min till the chicken is well done, covering the pan.
• Throw in the green peas and carrot and cook till they turn tender for 5min or more. 
• Now add the coconut milk and almond/cashew paste with coriander leaves roughly chopped.
• Add salt to your taste. Boil.
• Finally on top dust with pepper and sprinkle little coriander leaves on top while serving.
• You can have this with porotta, rice pancake, puttu, any bread, ghee rice.

BON APPETITE:)