Authentic Thanjavur Chicken Gravy (Thanjavur Podi Kozhi Kulambu)

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

Onion sliced thinly 3

Tomato ripen 3

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coconut grated ¼ cup

Salt and oil as required

To grind

Fennel seeds 2 tsp

Cumin seeds 2 tsp

Pepper corns 2 tsp

Coriander seeds 3 tsp

Dry red chilli 10

Parboiled rice 2 tsp

Dry roast above ingredients and grind coarsely into powder

Preparation

1.      Grind coconut and ½ tsp of fennel seeds into smooth paste

2.      In a pan add oil, ½ tsp of fennel seeds, curry leaf, onion and ginger garlic paste. Sauté well until onions are transparent

3.      Add tomato, salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder

4.      Sauté till oil oozes out and tomatoes blend well

5.      Add chicken and sauté till it turns white

6.      Add coconut paste, ground powder  and water

7.      Add water to make your desired consistency of gravy

8.      Allow it to cook

9.      Once done, adjust for your spice level(adjust ground powder as per your needs)

Serve with piping hot rice

Perfect with rice

Also goes with Indian breads

Thanjavur chicken masala

Ingredients
Chicken                                                                                                    ½ kg

Small onions chopped                                                                               1 cup

Dry red chillies                                                                                          5

Pepper corns                                                                                            1 tsp

Cumin seeds                                                                                             1 tsp

Fennel seeds                                                                                             1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste                                                                                     1 tsp

Cinnamon                                                                                                  1

Bay leaf                                                                                                     1

Pepper powder                                                                                          1 tsp

Turmeric powder                                                                                        1 tsp

Coconut grated                                                                                          ½ cup

Curry leaves                                                                                               2 sprig

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1. Clean the chicken pieces

2. Make paste of grated coconut with pepper powder

3. In a pan add oil, pepper corns, cumin seeds, fennel seeds,cinnamon,bay leaf ,dry red chillies, curry leaves and chop

4. Add the chicken pieces and fry them till it oozes out the water in it

5. Then add salt, turmeric powder and the coconut paste.fry them well

6. Add a little water and allow it to cook till the chicken is done

Make it as dry as possible and serve hot with briyani and rotis