Chicken Curry
Servings
10
people
Servings
10
people
Ingredients
1
kg
dressed, skinned chicken cut into small pieces
100
g
onion
60
g
tomato
1/4
cup
fresh grated coconut
1
inch piece
ginger chopped to yield 2 tablespoons
6
small pods
garlic
1
tsp
khas khas (poppy seeds)
2
tbsp
coriander (dhaniya) powder
1
tbsp
chilli powder
1
tsp
haldi powder
1/2
inch
cinnamon
6
cloves
40
ml
vegetable oil
1
sprig
fresh coriander (kothmir)
salt to taste
1
sprig
curry leaves
Instructions
Chop the onions and tomatoes into large pieces.
Heat 20 ml oil and add cinnamon and cloves. As soon as the aroma of the spices is released, add chopped onion and sauté for a minute.
Add chopped tomato, ginger, garlic, khas khas and sauté for another 3 minutes.
Add the powdered spices – coriander and chilli. Cool
Grind the sautéed mixture with fresh grated coconut and fresh coriander until a smooth paste is formed.
Heat the remaining 20 ml oil and add the curry leaves. Add and sauté the chicken with turmeric and salt for 2 minutes.
Add the ground paste and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add 400ml of water and cook until chicken is done. The amount of water can be varied according to the gravy thickness you need.