Recipe: Appetizing Parotta and Chicken Salna

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Parotta and Chicken Salna. Recipe for Chicken Salna Madurai style. Spicy Salna - Perfect side dish for Parotta and Dosai. Recipe with step by step pictures.

Like any non veg curry, this chicken salna taste best when using meat with bone, so tried to use chicken with bone for great flavor.

To get that parotta stall style salna taste, kalpaasi and mint are very important, so don't skip that.

Without further delay let's check out the recipe for the delicious chicken salna.

You can have Parotta and Chicken Salna using 28 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Parotta and Chicken Salna

1. You need of For Paratha:.

2. Prepare 250 gms of Madia.

3. It’s 1-2 of egg.

4. It’s 2 tbspn of oil.

5. Prepare 1-2 tsp of salt.

6. Prepare as needed of water.

7. Prepare of For Salna :.

8. You need 250 gms of chicken/4 boiled eggs/chopped veggies.

9. Prepare 2 of big onions chopped.

10. You need 2 of medium size tomatoes chopped.

11. Prepare 2-3 of sliced green chillies.

12. Prepare 2 tbspn of oil.

13. It’s 1 handful of whole garam masalas(1/2 star anise,1 inch cinnamon,2 cloves, 1 bay leaf,2 Cardamom).

14. It’s of salna paste.

15. Prepare 1 tbspn of ginger garlic paste.

16. You need 1 tbspn of chillie powder.

17. Prepare 1 tbspn of coriander powder.

18. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.

19. Prepare to taste of salt.

20. You need 2 tbspn of chopped coriander leaves.

21. You need of For Salna Paste:.

22. It’s 1 handful of whole garam masalas(1 star anise,1.5 inch cinnamon,2 cloves,2 Cardamom).

23. It’s 1 tbsp of coriander seed.

24. You need 1 tbspn of fennel seed.

25. You need 1/2 tbsp of cumin seed.

26. It’s 3-4 of kashmiri red chillie.

27. You need 1/4 cup of grated coconut.

28. Prepare 2.5 tbspn of roasted Peanut.

Chicken Salna, a popular gravy type dish from Madurai, Tamil Nadu that is served with parotta or biryani!

Typical Salna recipe involves roasting, grinding blending of fresh spice powder or masala paste.

In this post you we learn how to make the simplest Chicken Salna Gravy without compromising on taste, color and consistency.

The moment you hear the words Parotta and Chicken Saalna, its a 'Vaayila Waterfalls' moment ! 🙂 With a strong influence in our lives from the night kadais of Trichy, Parotta has been of extreme significance for all of us from the school gang!

Parotta and Chicken Salna step by step

1. Paratha:.

2. Mix all ingredients add water and make dough and knead for 10-15 mints,apply oil and rest it for minimum 30 mints or 1-2hrs will also do..

3. Then make divide the balls into equal portions(approx. 6) and make balls.(this image is from a website for illustration purpose,i have only the image of finished product).

4. Now dust the ball in flour and spread it very thinly..

5. Now take generous amount of oil spread on the rolled chappati,sprinkle little flour over it..

6. Now make a fan out of it and roll it or from center cut an edge and roll it and roll it and press apply oil all over and rest the dough for minimum of 15 mints,you can refrigerate it,u keep it for more long time about 1/2-1 hr also but before rolling out paratha just keep in fridge for 15 mints, for layers.(this image is from a website for illustration purpose,i have only the image of finished product).

7. Then roll gently,heat tawa, and cook the parotta on both sides,add oil/ghee/butter for cooking it..

8. Then crush the paratha with both hands in order to get layers.This should be done as soon as the paratha is cooked out of tawa. Dont burn your pan or just use gloves or use kitchen towels in between your palm to crush it.(this image is from a website for illustration purpose,i have only the image of finished product).

9. Tear the Paratha into pieces add Salna over it mix and enjoy.(this is how it looks,this is the original image of my recipe).

10. For Salna Paste :.

11. Dry Roast all ingredients listed in it except roasted peanut till slight brown, once cools add into mixer,add peanuts,grind it..

12. Now add water make a smooth paste..

13. For Chicken Salna:.

14. Add oil,garam masalas,onions saute till onions turn golden brown..

15. Add ginger-garlic paste,saute till raw smell goes.

16. Add tomatoes,saute till slight mushy..

17. Add chicken and saute for about 3mints on high flame,add spice powders,salna paste,saute for another mint,add water and cook for 15mints..

18. Add coriander leaves and switch of flame.(this is how it looks,this is the original image of my recipe).

19. Serve the salna over pieces of paratha and get nostalgic!!.

In these circumstances, wanted to try to get a feel of parotta-salna and kalakki at home, decided to give it a try.

Chicken Salna also called as Chicken Chalna is the best side dish with South Indian style Parotta and vegetable salna for the vegetarians.

You will find most road side stalls located in busy market areas and along the highways in Tamil Nadu serving Parotta with Chicken Salna.

I would definitely say that parotta and chicken salna is a treasure of Tamil Nadu, especially when you travel by road in long nights.

That too, the salna(the chicken curry)served with the parotta tastes heavenly and the combination is incredible it tempts you to have though if you are not hungry.