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Malabar, located on the southern coast of Kerala, takes pride in its variety of cuisine that has been shaped over the years by a mingling of regional, French and Arabian influences. Kozhikode and Thalassery are known as the centres of Malabar cuisine. Kozhi Nirachathu or Stuffed Chicken is one of the popular chicken preparations that appear on a Malabar menu.
Ingredients
| For marinating | |
| Full chicken | 1 |
| Chilli powder | 2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder | ½ tsp |
| Oil and Salt | |
| For the masala | |
| Onion | 1 |
| Green chilli | 1 |
| Tomato | 1 |
| Garlic | 4 cloves |
| Turmeric powder | ½ tsp |
| Garam masala powder | ¼ tsp |
| Aniseeds | ½ tsp |
| Black pepper powder | ½ tsp |
| Chicken liver | 2 |
| Hard Boiled Egg | 1 |
| Chicken stock | |
| Salt and Coriander leaves | |
Method of Preparation
Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder and salt.
Heat oil in a pan, add sliced onions, and stir well until onions are glazed and browning. Add split pieces of green chillies, chopped tomato and crushed garlic. Cover the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add powders of turmeric, black pepper, aniseed, garam masala and salt. Into this mixture add the chicken liver ground with pepper powder. Sauté well. Next, add the hardboiled egg and coriander leaves and sauté well.
Empty the ingredients into a bowl. Take the marinated chicken and stuff it with the prepared masala. Next, steam the chicken in a broth of chicken stock and red chilli powder for about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from the broth and deep fry until golden brown.
Your delicious Kozhi Nirachathu is ready.