Vellore Nawabi Chicken kurma

Ingredients

Chicken ½ kg

Coconut grated ½ cup

Poppy seeds 4 tsp

Tomato 2

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Green chilli 4

Onion chopped 1

Cinnamon 1

 cloves 2

cardamom 2

fennel seeds 1 tsp

chilli powder 1 tsp

turmeric powder ½ tsp

coriander powder 3 tsp

curry leaf 1 sprig

salt and oil as required

coriander leaves for garnishing

preparation

1.     Make a fine paste of coconut and poppy seeds

2.     In a pan add oil,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,fennel seeds,curry leaf,onion,ginger garlic paste and tomato.saute well

3.     Add chicken,chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder ,green chillies,salt and water

4.     Cook till chicken is done

5.     Add coconut paste

6.     Once it starts boiling,turn off the flame

7.     Finally add coriander leaves

Goes well with ghee rice,jeera rice or rotis