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Chicken Salna Madurai Style Recipe

July 14, 2019 by Suguna Vinodh 12 Comments

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Recipe for Chicken Salna Madurai style. Spicy Salna – Perfect side dish for Parotta and Dosai. Recipe with step by step pictures.

Parotta with Salna is a comfort food for a lot of us Tamilians. Salna is nothing but a thin gravy usually made with meat stock. The crispy and fluffy parottas dunked in salna is what food dreams are made up of for a lot of us Tamilians. Usually in restaurants, its made with stock and a ground paste of cashew or peanuts or both. While the meat is used in thicker gravies and fried chicken etc… the stock from the bones is used to make salna. The history states that the dish must have originated from Hyderabadi Mirchi ka Salan that is made with peanuts and chillies. But there is nothing common between the two except for the peanut paste used to thicken the gravy. Here is my version of Chicken Salna. It goes perfectly well with Parottas, Dosai and idli.

First let us make a paste for the salna. Here is what you will need for the masala paste for making salna.
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Heat oil in a pan and add in the dry spices, ginger and the garlic. Roast the spices on a low flame till they are slightly brown and fragrant. Add in the coconut and peanuts. Roast for a minute. Remove the roasted ingredients from heat and set aside to cool.
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Once the ingredients are cool, add in a little water and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
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Heat oil in a pan ( I use a pressure pan) and add in the sliced shallots and the curry leaves. Add in the salt. Saute for a few minutes till the shallots are soft.
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Add in a chopped tomato and saute till the tomatoes are cooked and juiced down.
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Add in a teaspoon of Kuzhambu milgai thool and half teaspoon of turmeric powder. Kuzhambu milagai thool is a spice blend used in South Indian kitchen. If you do not have access to Kuzhambu milagai thool, substitute it with curry powder.
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Add in the chicken pieces and toss the chicken to coat.
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Add in the chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Add in the ground paste.
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Wash the mixie with a cup of water and add it back to the pan. Add in another cup of water to dilute the gravy.
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Cover the cooker and cook for about four whistles (about 10-12 minutes). Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Allow the pressure from the cooker to release naturally. Simple salna is ready.
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Serve with Parotta. Here is the recipe for parotta.
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Chicken Salna Madurai Style Recipe


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Recipe for Chicken Salna Madurai style. Spicy Salna – Perfect side dish for Parotta and Dosai. Recipe with step by step pictures.


Ingredients

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For the Salna Paste

  • 1/4 cup fresh coconut
  • 2 tablespoon peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 3 cardamom
  • 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
  • 1/2 inch piece ginger
  • 8 cloves garlic

Other Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 10 shallots, sliced
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kuzhambu milagai thool (or) curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 3 sprigs mint leaves
  • 3 sprigs coriander leaves
  • 500 grams chicken in bone

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add in the dry spices, ginger and the garlic. Roast the spices on a low flame till they are slightly brown and fragrant. Add in the coconut and peanuts. Roast for a minute. Remove the roasted ingredients from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Once the ingredients are cool, add in a little water and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan ( I use a pressure pan) and add in the sliced shallots and the curry leaves. Add in the salt. Saute for a few minutes till the shallots are soft.
  4. Add in a chopped tomato and saute till the tomatoes are cooked and juiced down.
  5. Add in a teaspoon of Kuzhambu milgai thool and half teaspoon of turmeric powder. Kuzhambu milagai thool is a spice blend used in South Indian kitchen. If you do not have access to Kuzhambu milagai thool, substitute it with curry powder.
  6. Add in the chicken pieces and toss the chicken to coat.
  7. Add in the chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Add in the ground paste.
  8. Wash the mixie with a cup of water and add it back to the pan. Add in another cup of water to dilute the gravy.
  9. Cover the cooker and cook for about four whistles (about 10-12 minutes). Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Allow the pressure from the cooker to release naturally. Simple salna is ready.
  • Category: Side dish
  • Cuisine: Tamilnadu

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  1. Mala says

    February 5, 2021 at 8:33 am

    Hi Suguna,
    Can we cook without peanuts in the Chicken Salna?
    My daughter is allergic to nuts.
    Is there any other replacement for nuts?
    Thanks,

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      February 7, 2021 at 11:16 pm

      Yes. you can just omit the nuts and add coconut instead.

      Reply
  2. Amitha Naik says

    July 6, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    Suguna,
    Thanks for the recipe. It turned out well. Along with your Kerala Parotta, it was a very delicious match.
    My dish had a dominant black pepper taste (in a good way). Is that how this dish is supposed to taste? I have never had Chicken Salna before. Just wanted to confirm the taste. Sorry, difficult question I think.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      July 6, 2020 at 11:47 pm

      Hi Amitha, Yes, the pepper taste should be there. But if you find it over powering, reduce it the next time.

      Reply
      • Amitha Naik says

        July 11, 2020 at 10:27 pm

        Thanks for your reply, Suguna

        Reply
    • Susan says

      August 14, 2020 at 11:06 pm

      My family loved this and it was so fast

      Reply
      • Suguna Vinodh says

        August 15, 2020 at 7:37 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  3. BGM says

    July 4, 2020 at 10:18 am

    Excellent. I usually don’t make chicken at home. This is so simple and delicious.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      July 4, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you so much. Madurai chicken salna is surely a winner. Glad you liked it.

      Reply
  4. L UMASHANKAR says

    July 4, 2020 at 1:16 am

    Nice.

    Reply
  5. Chella says

    January 23, 2020 at 2:19 am

    Suguna i have to give it to you for such an amazing recipe. Somehow when it comes to chicken I blindly trust you. This is sooo good salna, everyone loved it at home. Thank you soooo much for your recipes .

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      January 24, 2020 at 12:39 am

      Thank you!

      Reply

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