Pressure Cooker Chicken Varattiyathu

Ingredients:

600-700 gm chicken
2 onions, thinly sliced
oil, for frying onion
1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1/4 tsp garam masala (optional)
few curry leaves
2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
2 tbsp oil

Preparation:

  1. Cut the chicken into pieces, clean it and keep it aside.
  2. Fry the thinly sliced onions in the oil till golden and keep it aside.
  3. In a bowl, add cleaned chicken pieces, chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, lemon juice, salt and curry leaves and mix well with hand.
  4. Add fried onions crushed with hand to the marinated chicken and mix well. Keep it aside for 1/2 an hour.
  5. Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a pressure cooker and add marinated chicken and saute for 2 minutes at high flame.
  6. Add 1/2 cup of water (add water to the chicken marinated bowl and add this) and mix well and cook covered for 2 whistles.
  7. Switch off the flame and once the pressure releases, open the cooker and mix well.
  8. Keep it covered for few minutes and then serve ….

Recipe Source: Kannur Kitchen (YouTube)

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