Malabar chicken curry (varutharacha kozhi curry)

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

Onion 1

Tomato 2

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Curry powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Green chilli 3

Potato 2

Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

To grind

Coconut grated ½ cup

Onion chopped ½

Curry leaves 5 sprigs

Dry roast the above ingredients

To it add

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 3

Fennel seeds 2 tsp

Pepper corns 2 tsp

Grind to a smooth paste

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, onion, green chilli,ginger garlic paste and tomatoes

2.      Sauté well

3.      Add turmeric powder, curry powder and potato.saute once

4.      Add chicken and cook till water oozes out of it dries up well

5.      Add salt and ground paste.saute once

6.      Add  2 cups of water and cook till the chicken is done

7.      Finally add coriander leaves

Serve hot with appam,idiappam or dosa