Shredded Chicken recipe | Pichu Potta Chicken Fry

Shredded Chicken Recipe | Shredded Chicken fry | Pichu Potta Chicken Fry – In this recipe, we have used whole chicken and shredded it into pieces, but if you have leftover chicken and you need a recipe, try the below one, it is really yummy.

What does Shredded Chicken Fry go well with

Pichu Potta Chicken Fry serves as a side dish to Rice. You can try this with Chapathi as well.

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Chicken is healthy and nutritious if consumed in right quantities. It is high on proteins and has antioxidants which helps the immune system. This recipe uses Wood Pressed Sesame Oil or Nalla Ennai as referred in South India, which has many health benefits. Sesame oil is rich in Omega-6 fatty acids and anti-oxidants. It acts as anti-inflammatory agent, prevents diabetics. Good anti-stress oil.

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Shredded Chicken Recipe | Pichu Potta Chicken Fry

Shredded Chicken fry or Pichu Potta Chicken fry as referred in South India is a very different chicken fry recipe with shredded chicken pieces and spices

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 5

Author: Subbu A

Ingredients

For Boiling Chicken

• 3 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Onions Sliced
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 Full Chicken Cut into big pieces
• Water Till it almost covers the chicken
• Salt As needed
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

For Chicken Fry

• 100 ml Sesame Oil
• 1 tbsp Shahi Jeera
• 2 Green Chillies slit into two
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 inch Cinnamon stick
• 1 Star Anise
• 4 Cloves
• 1/4 tsp Pepper corns
• 5-6 Dried Red Chillies
• 1 handful Curry Leaves
• 1 Big Onion Sliced finely
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1 Big Tomato chopped
• 2 tbsp full Ginger garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1 tsp Pepper Powder
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• Coriander Leaves Handful
• Salt As required

Instructions

• Heat a pressure cooker and add oil
• After the oil is heated, add sliced onions and fry it becomes slightly brown
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 min
• Add Chicken 
• Add water till it almost covers the chicken
• Add Salt
• Add Garam Masala
• Add Turmeric Powder. Stir well and Close the lid and pressure cook till the chicken is cooked.
• When the chicken is cooked, Separate the chicken from the stock
• Debone the chicken and Shred the Chicken pieces. Keep some Stock aside, we will need it for the fry. Discard the bones.
• Now Heat a pan and add Sesame Oil
• Add Shahi Jeera
• Add Slit green chillies
• Add Whole Spices - Bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, pepper corns, star anise
• Add Red chillies
• Add Curry Leaves
• Add Sliced Onions and fry till transluscent
• Add Turmeric Powder
• Add Chilly powder, stir well and cook for 2 mins
• Add Tomato, cover and cook till it is soft
• Add Ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mins
• Add Garam Masala, Coriander Powder and Cumin Powder and stir well 
• Add One cup of Chicken Stock and cook for 5 mins
• Now, its time to add Shredded Chicken. 
• Give it a quick stir. Let it blend well with the Masala. 
• Now add another cup of Chicken Stock and Stir well
• Add Pepper Powder and Cook till the stock reduces
• Now its time to add lime juice and stir well
• Cook for 5 more mins, Add coriander leaves and stir well
• Cook till the stock is reduced and you get the consistency of Chicken fry as seen in the pic

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