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    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe

    July 27, 2022 By Aarthi 9 Comments

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    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe with step by step pictures. Chicken Salna is a thin, spicy chicken curry from Tamil Nadu, India southernmost state. Salna makes a fresh coconut paste with fresh coconut, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, green cardamoms, poppy seeds, cashew nuts, and green chilli peppers.

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    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe

    I love love salna..It is a bright coloured curry which is usually served with parota. I already have a street food style chicken salna recipe in my blog and this recipe is another version of it. Made this with nattu kozhi / country chicken. So it is very tasty and healthy.

    About this Recipe

    Chicken Salna is a thin, spicy chicken curry from Tamil Nadu, Indias southernmost state. Salna makes a fresh coconut paste with fresh coconut, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, green cardamoms, poppy seeds, cashew nuts, and green chilli peppers.

    The Salna is not exactly a kurma or a curry, though it does fall into those categories. Its best translated as Gravy. Its not a soup, but it has the consistency of one. It can be served plain or with large pieces of meat or vegetables. Its something you take for granted when you order Set Dosa or Parotta. Large buckets of this are kept at the stalls, and customers ladle it on top of their dishes. This is not a side dish to
    be used as a dip. Salna should be poured over and submerged in your main course. You will want to drink it because that is its nature.

    Similar Recipes,
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    Roasted Chicken Curry
    Chettinad Chicken Curry

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    Hope you will try this and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Ingredients for Chicken Salna Recipe

    Country Chicken :
    Country chicken meat has a rich, complex flavour, as well as less fat and more muscle mass. Many people enjoy the flavour of country chicken, which is not commercially produced, but they must contend with issues such as tough, gamey birds that take a long time to cook.

    Tomatoes:
    Tomato flavour is frequently described as sweet, tart, tangy, or well- balanced. Tomato flavour is also known as classic tomato flavour or old-fashioned tomato flavour in some cases. Some tomatoes are described as having a mild or bland flavour.

     
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    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe

    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe with step by step pictures. Chicken Salna is a thin, spicy chicken curry from Tamil Nadu, India southernmost state. Salna makes a fresh coconut paste with fresh coconut, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, green cardamoms, poppy seeds, cashew nuts, and green chilli peppers.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 55 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 6 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Chicken - 500 grams I used nattu kozhi
    • Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
    • Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
    • Green chilli - 2 slit
    • Curry leaves a handful
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    • Garam Masala powder - 2 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Oil - 1 tblspn
    • For Roasting & Grinding:
    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece
    • Whole Pepper - 1 tsp
    • Cloves / Krambu - 5
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Star Anise - 1
    • Fresh Coconut - ½ cup grated

    Instructions
     

    • Start by making the masala. Heat 1 tsp oil, add in the ingredients given for roasting except coconut. Give a toss for a min. Now add in coconut and fry till it is golden. Remove to a blender and make it into a fine puree. Set aside.
    • Heat 1 tblspn oil in a pan till smoking. Now add in chicken, season with salt and turmeric powder. Saute till the chicken is golden. Remove it to a bowl.
    • In the remaining oil, add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves. Add in salt and saute till the onions turn golden.
    • Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min,.
    • Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy.
    • Add in chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well.
    • Add in the seared chicken, ground coconut masala, water and mix well.
    • You can cover and cook till the chicken is cooked, but i added it to pressure cooker, covered it and cooked it for 2 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself.
    • Open the cooker and add coriander leaves.
    • Serve.
    Nutrition Facts
    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
    Calories 0
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Nattu Kozhi Salna Recipe with step by step pictures

     
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    Take all your ingredients

     

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    Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan

     

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    Add in all the spices given for roasting

     

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    roast for a min or so

     

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    now add in grated fresh coconut

     

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    start roasting

     

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    roast till the coconut turns golden

     

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    remove to a mixer

     

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    make it into a smooth puree

     

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    now heat 1 tblspn oil in a pan till smoking

     

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    Add in chicken ..i used nattu kozhi / country chicken

     

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    Add in some salt and turmeric powder

     

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    fry till they get little colour

     

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    remove to a bowl

     

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    In the same pan, add in onions, curry leaves and 
    green chillies

     

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    add in salt

     

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    and some ginger garlic paste

     

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    saute till it turns golden

     

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    add in tomatoes

     

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    saute them

     

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    add in chilli powder and garam masala powder

     

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    mix well

     

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    add in the seared chicken

     

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    toss well

     

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    add in the coconut masala

     

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    i added some water in the mixer and poured it over this

     

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    mix well

     

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    you can cook it in the pan, but i added this to a 
    pressure cooker..

     

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    cover and cook for 2 whistle, simmer for 10 mins

     

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    Open it..this is how it looks

     

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    Yum..
     
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    1. Coral crue

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      thanks so much, can't wait to try this out

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    2. Nandhinimaaran

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      I tried this Salna came out very well thanks for the recepie

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    3. Anonymous

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      Made this dish today. tasty. Thanks for the recipe.

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    4. Anonymous

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      hi....
      this is ordinary chicken curry with coconut...then why the name salna.....

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Anonymoussince it has roasted spices and coconut masala, we call it as salna. This is what we get in small road side shops

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    6. Sara MJ

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      Your Chicken Salna was out of this world. It tasteD great the following day. Loved it! Thank you !

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    7. deepa rose

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      Just cooked this. Its awesome. Good dish.

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    8. Mythili

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      Can we use mutton instead of chicken
      Will it be tasty ?

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can

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