God’s Own Dish – Chicken Stew and Appam

Chicken Stew and Appam dish comes straight from the hidden treasures of God’s own country. Chunks of chicken bathed in a beautifully spiced and dreamy coconut gravy with soft-centered appams.

It is an easy recipe that makes for a good side dish with Appam, which is a popular breakfast fare in Kerala. Chicken and potatoes simmered in coconut milk served with Appam, a rice pancake.

Chicken Stew and Appam Recipe

Servings: 3 People

Cooking Time: 1 hr

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Difficulty Level: Medium

Add the right amount of spices and make it more tasty

Ingredients

For the chicken stew:

• 1/2 kg chicken
• 4 Tbsp coconut oil
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 1 red chilli (chopped)
• 2 green chillies (chopped)
• 1 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 potatoes (diced)
• Coconut milk- 1st and 2nd extract from 1 coconut
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 lemon
• Small bunch of coriander

For the appam:

• 1 cup soaked rice
• 3 Tbsp grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp cooked rice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp sugar

You can get all the ingredients here

How to Make

For the chicken stew:

1. In a deep pan, take some coconut oil, add chopped onions, red chilli, green chilli, ginger garlic paste. Fry until soft and golden.
2. Add chicken to the masala mix and fry for 3 minutes.
3. To the chicken, add tomatoes and potatoes and mix well. Add 2nd extract coconut milk.
4. Season the chicken with pepper, salt and add water. Put the lid on and simmer for 45 minutes.
5. To the chicken add 1st extract of coconut milk, coriander and lemon juice.