Malabar Chicken Macaroni

Ingredients:

2 cups macaroni
300 gm chicken
2 onions, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
5 green chillies, chopped
1 tsp ginger, crushed
1 tsp garlic, crushed
1 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp fennel powder
1 1/2 cup coconut milk
few coriander leaves, chopped
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp ghee
1- 1 1/2 tbsp oil

1. Cut chicken into small pieces and cook it with little pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt adding enough water and keep it aside
2. Boil 5 cups of water in a large pan adding a tsp of oil and salt. Add macaroni to this and cook till done. Strain in colander, rinse under cold running water and drain thoroughly. Keep it aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil and 1/2 tbsp ghee in a thick bottomed pan and add crushed ginger and garlic and saute well till the raw smell disappears.
4. Add chopped onion, tomato and green chillies and saute well.
5. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, fennel powder and salt and mix well.
6. Add cooked chicken pieces and 1/2 cup of  chicken stock ( water used for cooking chicken) and allow to boil.
7. Add the cooked macaroni and mix well. Then add the coconut milk , mix well and cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
8. Transfer to a serving plate, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot….