Chicken Sukka – Authentic Mangalorean Recipe By Rovena Fernandes.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Kg of chicken
• 1 Onion for cooking chicken
• 1 Onion for masala
• 1 Onion for seasoning
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1/4 lemon size tamarind (soaked in water)
• 1 Tsp full ginger garlic paste
• 3 Sprigs of curry leaves
• 1″ Cinnamon
• 5 Cloves
• 7 tsp of Chicken Sukka Masala Powder.
• Salt as per taste

DIRECTIONS:

Clean the chicken and put it in a strainer, so that the water gets completely drained out.

Squeeze the chicken with your hand and put it in the vessel you are going to cook. This is to ensure that the water is completely drained.

To this add sliced tomatoes, Onions, soaked tamarind water, ghee, salt, ginger garlic paste and 2 tsp of Chicken sukka masala Powder.

Now cook the above till the chicken gets tender and cooked.

In a Kadai/vessel put 3 tsp of coconut oil and fry 1 scraped coconut, onion, and garlic till it turns light brown.

Off the flame add 5 tsp of Chicken sukka masala Powder and fry it.

Now grind the above coarsely. Use the Pulse button in the mixer grinder for 6 to 8 times.

Add this to the cooked chicken and for one boil.

For seasoning, heat ghee in a seasoning pan and add onions, curry leaves, and garlic till it turns slightly brown in Colour.

Season the cooked chicken Sukka.