Chettinad chicken gravy (kozhi ketti kulambu)

Ingredients

Chicken ½ kg

Onion chopped 1 cup

Tomato 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Coconut grated ½ cup

Poppy seeds 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Bay leaf 1

Pepper corns ¼ tsp

Cumin seeds ¼ tsp

Fenugreek seeds ¼ tsp

Fennel seeds ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Chilli powder 2 tsp

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Soak poppy seeds in hot water for 10 min.make paste of it with grated coconut

2.      In a pan add oil, cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper corns, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and chopped onions. sauté it

3.      Then add ginger garlic paste, tomato and the cleaned chicken pieces. sauté it till it oozes out its water

4.      Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt to it.

5.      Add required water and allow the chicken to cook

6.      Once the chicken is done add the coconut paste and allow the gravy to get the desired thickness

       Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rotis, rice or briyani