Kerala style varutharacha chicken curry

Kerala chicken curry

Ingredients :

Chicken – 1/2 kg, cut into medium size pieces
Onion Chopped – 2
Green Chilly Slit – 3
Tomato (chopped) -1
Garlic Chopped -1 1/2 tsp
Ginger Chopped -1 ½ tsp
Red Chilly Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder- 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp

Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
Fennelseeds – 1/2 tsp
Cardamom – 1
Cloves – 3
Cinnamon – 2 small piece

Oil (coconut oil for authentic flavour) -1 tbsp
Shallots – 5

Salt -to taste
Curry leaves – 15 nos

Method :

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, chilli powder and little bit of lemon juice or yogurt,
   keep aside for 20 minutes.

2. Heat a frying pan and dry roast the grated coconut,shallots and when they turn light brown, add all
    the spices(fennel seeds,cloves,cinnamon and cardamom) roast on medium low flame till the
    mixture becomes dark brown color.
    Remove from fire, allow to cool and grind the mix with little water to a fine paste.

3. Heat oil non-stick pan, saute chopped onions,green chillies and saute well.
    Add the ginger and garlic in to it and saute until raw smell goes off.
    Then add turmeric powder,coriander powder,red chilli powder and saute well.

4. Once the raw smell goes,add the chopped tomato.Cover and cook on medium flame until the
    tomato is well cooked.

5. Add chicken pieces and 1/2 cup water,stir well. Cover and cook for 15 mins on low flame till
    chicken is cooked.
6. Now finally add coconut paste and curry leaves and let it boil for few minutes.
   Bring to boil add salt as required. Add more water if the gravy is too thick. Garnish with cilantro.
   Serve with rice,Chapati or any kind of bread.