Name: Thotakura Chicken recipe by Rajeshwari Puthalapattu at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Thotakura leaves( Amaranth leaves) cleaned and finely chopped including the tender stems - 2 cups; 500g Country chicken 75% cooked with salt and turmeric; Dry Red chilies -3; Grated Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup; Coriander seeds - 1/4 tsp; Ginger - 1/4 inch chopped; Garlic - one pod peeled; Onion - 1 - finely chopped; Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp; Oil - 2 tsp; Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp; Salt as per taste; Water - 1 cup

ABOUT Thotakura Chicken RECIPE

Another delicacy of "Pattus" their way of cooking depicts the rustic style simple and healthy yet very tasty. Most of the nonveg dishes always included the seasonal veggies in it. Thotakura chicken one such dish.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Thotakura leaves( Amaranth leaves) cleaned and finely chopped including the tender stems - 2 cups
500g Country chicken 75% cooked with salt and turmeric
Dry Red chilies -3
Grated Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - 1/4 inch chopped
Garlic - one pod peeled
Onion - 1 - finely chopped
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt as per taste
Water - 1 cup

Instructions

Grind 1/4 cup coconut, fennel seeds, red chilies, coriander seeds, garlic and ginger to fine paste
Heat oil in a kadai, add chopped onion and fry till they become translucent
Add the ground coconut paste and fry well till oil starts leaving sides
Now add the 3/4th cooked chicken to it and mix well
Add turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Add water and cook till the chicken is tender
Now add the amaranth/thotakura leaves to the chicken and mix well, cook for some more time till the leaves are cooked and water has evaporated,
Now add 2 tbsp scrapped coconut to the chicken and mix well , switch offn off the flame and transfer the thotakura chicken to a serving dish
Garnish with 2 tbsp scrapped coconut and serve hot with roti, or rice.

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