Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Chicken : 8 medium sized pieces
1.Coconut : 1 cup
2.Corriander powder  : 1 tbsp
3.Chilly powder : 2 tsp
4.Fennel seeds  : 1 tsp

Heat 1tsp oil in a pan and roast coconut till light brown. Add corriander powder, fennel seeds and chilly powder. Reduce the heat and fry till the raw smell leaves. when it cools grind  well and keep aside.

Onion : 2 medium sized sliced
Garlic : 4 no: chopped
Ginger : 1' piece chopped
Green chilly :2 (sliced)
Turmeric powder :1 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry Leaves& Corriander leaves  : small bunch
Tomato : 1 ( Sliced )
Oil : 2 tbsp

 Method:
Heat oil in a  a frying pan , add onion when it turns light brown add garlic, ginger , green chilly and fry for few seconds  .
Add turmeric powder, salt , and curry leaves.
Add chicken pieces  and the ground coconut paste and mix well. Add 2 cups of water.
Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook on a low flame .
When 3/4 done, add tomatoes and corriander leaves and cook till the chicken is soft and the gravy is thick.
Add some more curry leaves and corriander leaves on top
Serve with Appam or Idiyappam.

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