Aloo Chicken. Alu Murg Curry. Kozhi-Kizhangu Masala. Chicken-Potato Curry.

Chansen Them is my dear wall mate(back then at Hyderabad) we shared a common wall ! She is a kuki speaking, Nagaland based……but born in Assam and brought up in Andhra girl. She is very sweet. She used to narrate me all about her home land. Its still like a dream…..we used to talk and talk and talk! I miss those days! Well….sometimes she described how her granny cooked and what kind of veggies are popular in their place! I liked their Bamboo rice, sticky rice to go with bitter gourds. Though they arent so spicy….I think they all ate for health or what they locally got! Nice huh!

Once Themnu’s mommy sent this chicken curry to hostel. We both had it. The taste still lingers in my mind. She had used potatoes as base for this curry. Like me Them likes lot of garlic in her food too. Yeah…..garlic, potatoes and crushed cardamom! Yummm! I think it goes well with poori or chappathi. Don’t miss it!

Stay tuned more North-East recipes. My other North East(Tiripura) friend Rammi is a good cook herself. She was my Madras Hostel mate.

Ingredients:

Chicken thighs 2
Golden potatoes 2 large (boiled, peeled & mashed)
Garlic 10 beads peeled
Cardamom 6 crushed
Salt
Turmeric 1/4 spoon
Green chilies 3 slitted
Oil few spoons.

Method:

Heat oil in a wok. Add slitted chilies. Wait for a minute. Let them crack.

Add cardamom, garlic and chicken. Salt them. Sprinkle turmeric too. Cover and cook for a while.

Add 3-4 cups of water. Cook chicken till tender without leaving any water.

Now when chicken is almost done, stir-in mashed potatoes. Cover and cook…till they blend.

Remove from heat and garnish with spring/green onions.

Enjoy with Poori/Chappathi.