Kombdi Vade / Chicken Malvani Recipe

Ingredients

     Chicken pieces    1 Medium (For the chicken curry:)
     Garlic – ginger paste    1 Tablespoon (For the chicken curry:)
     Coconut    3/4 Cup (16 tbs), scraped (For the chicken curry:)
     Oil    4 Tablespoon (For the chicken curry:)
     Cinnamon stick    1 Small (For the chicken curry:)
     2 black cardamoms
     Green cardamoms    2 (For the chicken curry:)
     Bay leaf    1 (For the chicken curry:)
     Cloves    3 (For the chicken curry:)
     Cumin seeds    1/2 Teaspoon (For the chicken curry:)
     Onions    3 Medium, finley chopped (For the chicken curry:)
     Garam masala powder    1/4 Teaspoon (For the chicken curry:)
     Coriander leaves    4 , chopped (For the chicken curry:)
     1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves roughly chopped
     Coconut    1/2 Cup (16 tbs), scraped (Green Masala Preparation:)
     1/2 inch piece of ginger roughly chopped
     4 green chillies roughly chopped
     2 cups Vade flour
     Salt    To Taste (For the vade:)
     Turmeric powder    1/4 Teaspoon (For the vade:)
     Red chilli powder    1 Teaspoon (For the vade:)
     Oil
     Rice    1 Kilogram (To make the vade flour:)
     Bengal Gram    250 Gram (To make the vade flour:)
     Black gram    100 Gram (To make the vade flour:)
     Coriander seeds    25 Gram (To make the vade flour:)
     Cumin seeds    15 Gram (To make the vade flour:)

Directions

Apply salt and ginger garlic paste to the chicken pieces and leave aside for half an hour. Grind scraped coconut with a quarter cup of warm water and extract half a cup of thick milk. Grind together the ingredients of green masala to a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan; add cinnamon, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, bay leaf, cloves and cumin seeds. As they crackle, add chopped onions and cook until soft and translucent. Then add green masala paste, saute on low heat for two to three minutes.

Add chicken pieces and further cook for two to three minutes. Add half a cup of water, adjust salt and cook until chicken is done. Finally add coconut milk and garam masala powder. Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Preparation of vade:

Put the vade flour in a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix well. Make a well in the centre and pour two tablespoons of oil into it. Slowly mix in the flour. Add enough warm water and knead into a firm dough. Make marble sized balls. Take a piece of banana leaf and lightly grease it. Place the dough ball over it and lightly press and spread with the fingertips to a puri. If you do not have a banana leaf, grease your palms generously and spread the dough on your palms to form a puri. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry the vade on medium heat till golden. Drain and serve hot with chicken curry.