Chicken Thoran (തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തിന്റെ കോഴി തോരൻ )

Trivandrum style chicken thoran- I had tried chicken cooked in hundred ways. But Chicken thoran which served on my table at one of the hotels at Thambanoor, Trivandrum was something unique and strange to me. Thorans are normally vegetables cooked with grated coconut and spices in a dry form for me. Some times fish were also used in this preparation and called Meen peera. But chicken thoran- it was first time I heard about it and eagerly wait to try it when my waiter offers it me as a special of the day.
It was nice, tasty and something unique. Well goes with my lunch , the rice and sides. The flavor of ginger, fennel and hotness of chiily and black pepper makes tingle my tongue. The chicken was nicely cooked with all the goodness of flavors from coconut and spices. Only drawback I found was the chicken is with bone, and quite difficult to sort out the meat and bone as the pieces were so small. But still the patience paid. Chicken always tastes good when cooking it with bone, whether its in curry, grill, fry etc chicken on bone is tastes much fabulous than boneless chicken which cooked in this way. No doubt,A delicious sides to a wonderful meal. Later on, while my seven years tenure at this region, I had tried this type preparations with many other ingredients such as beef, squid, prawns etc and I feel this preparation is unique to this region of Kerala and the people of Trivandrum is enjoying it in full swing.