Chicken Curry– Quick, Easy & Homely

Ingredients:

Chicken                                   --    1 kg
Finely Chopped Onions    --    3 – 4 medium size onions
Ginger                                      --    1 inch thick piece
Garlic paste                           --    4 - 5 cloves
Green chillies                        --    3 -4
Tomato                                    --    1 medium size
Turmeric powder                --    ½ tsp
Chilly powder                       --    2 -3 tbsp
Cloves                                      --    5 - 6
Cinnamon                               --   2 inch piece
Fennel seeds                          --   1 tsp
Curry leaves                          --   1 sprig
Coriander leaves                  --   ¼ cup finely chopped
Salt                                             --    to taste
Oil                                               --    2 tbsp, preferably coconut oil

Preparation of Chicken Curry:

Clean and cut the chicken into medium size pieces.

Grind the cloves, cinnamon, and fennel seeds into a coarse powder. Keep aside. Crush the ginger and garlic and keep aside.

   

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the finely chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the powdered garam masala and crushed ginger garlic paste. Saute for 4 - 5 minutes. Then add the turmeric powder and chilly powder. Saute until the mixture turns dark brown. Keep an eye and make sure that the it doesn't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan.

   
 
Add the cut chicken and mix well. Add water only if required. Let it cook on a medium flame. Adjust the gravy as required. Add the coriander leaves.

Serve hot. This goes well with appam, chapathi, pathiri, idyappam, rice etc.

Recipe Courtesy: Amma