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70 min — 10 min prep, 60 min cooking.

Milagai Bajji Stuffed with Masala Chicken

Name: Milagai Bajji Stuffed with Masala Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: salt; 300g chicken breasts; 0.5tsp Black Peppercorns (Tellicherry Bold Grade); 4piece Garlic; 1piece Ginger; 1tsp Coriander Seeds; 1tsp ajwain; Sunflower Oil; 60g Tomato Puree; 1piece onion; 1tsp Fennel Seeds; 3tbsp Fresh Coconut; 6piece badi hari mirch; 4piece dry red chillies; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

Popular Tamil snack with chicken breasts, onion, badi hari mirch. Moderately spiced with balanced flavours. About 249 calories per serving.

Time 70 min · Serves 12 · 69 kcal · Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
chicken breasts — 300 g (chopped)
Black Peppercorns (Tellicherry Bold Grade) — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Garlic — 4 piece (chopped)
Ginger — 1 piece (chopped)
Coriander Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
ajwain — 1 tsp (ground)
Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
Tomato Puree — 60 g (whole)
onion — 1 piece (chopped)
Fennel Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Fresh Coconut — 3 tbsp (whole)
badi hari mirch — 6 piece (chopped)

Tempering

dry red chillies — 4 piece (whole)
Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

To begin making the Milagai Bajji Stuffed with Masala Chicken Recipe, we will first dry roast the spices.
For the masalaHeat a skillet on low flame and add ajwain seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, whole black pepper corns, dry red chillies and fresh coconut.
Roast them until the aroma is released and the coconut has turned light brown.
Turn off the flame.Allow it to cool down , the transfer it to a mixer-jar and grind it to a coarse powder.For the Masala Chicken StuffingHeat a skillet with oil on medium flame, add ginger and garlic and saute for a couple of minutes.
Add onions and saute till they turn translucent.Add tomato puree and a pinch of salt and cook till the raw smell of the tomato goes away.
Add ground masala powder along with the minced chicken and mix well.Saute till the chicken appears cooked and check for salt.
Switch off the heat and allow it to cool down.To make the Milagai Bajji Stuffed with Masala Chicken Make a slit in the middle of the bajji, keeping the stalk intact and take out all seeds from inside.
Do the same for the rest of the chillies.
Stuff the chicken masala inside the chillies.
Drizzle oil over a flat pan on medium-low flame and place chillies to roast.Cover it with a lid and roast it evenly for about 20 minutes.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Milagai Bajji Stuffed with Masala Chicken?: 69 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 70 min — 10 min prep, 60 min cooking.

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