Kerala Style Chicken Curry

Ingredients

1. Chicken -1 kg(cut into small pieces )
2. Onion-6 No
3. Tomato-2 No
4. Ginger-1
5. Garlic-8 pods
6. Pepper-10 nos
7. Fennel seeds(perinjeerakam)-1/4tsp
8. Curry Leaves- some
9. Garam Masala-1 1/2tsp
10. Green Chillies-3 No
11. Chilly Powder-2tsp
12. Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
13. Coriander Powder-6tsp
14. Coriander Leaves- some
15. Cloves-2 small pieces
16. Cinnamon-2
17. Cardamom-2
18. Salt-to taste
19. oil

How To Cook

1. Heat oil in a non-stick kadai, add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
2. Grind ginger-garlic, pepper , fennel paste.
3. Add sliced onion, curry leaves and add  the paste made in step 2. Saute well to the pan.
4. When onion turns golden brown color, add the masalas ( chilly Powder, Turmeric Powder,Coriander Powder ) and saute well for 1 min and after 1 min , add the tomato pieces , salt . Close the pan with a lid and allow it to cook for 5 minutes in a low flame.Check salt and add salt accordingly.
5. Add cleaned chicken pieces into the masala and add 1/2 cup of water and mix well.
6. Close the Kadai , Stir well. After sometime , again check the salt and add if necessary.
7. When the chicken is cooked(chicken will be soft by that time ) add garam masala powder,curry leaves and coriander leaves.
8. Open the kadai and let the gravy become semi medium thick and turn dark brown colour.