CHICKEN MADRAS – Chennai

Traditional chicken curry from Chennai formerly known and Madras. Chicken simmered in a coconut milk and tamarind sauce spiced with mundu chilli and tempered with curry leaves and black mustard seeds.

A dish created to over a hundred years ago to showcase the South Indian style of cooking; Madras is actually the former name of Chennai during the British Raj. It has evolved over the years but is an example that heat in true Indian food should not burn but add dimension and intensity in flavour.