Shredded Chicken Recipe
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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