Chicken Curry

Ingredients:-

Chicken  (washed and cut into medium sized pieces)- 1 kg

Small onions  - 1 cup chopped
Green chilli - 3 nos

Tomato - 1 big  chopped

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp

Curry leaves - handfull
Bay leaf- 1
Coconut milk - 1 cup

Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Salt to taste

Oil

Roast and make a paste:

Dry red chilly - 2 nos

Garlic flakes - 6

Ginger - 1 tsp chopped

Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Poppy seeds/Khus khus - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cardamoms - 1

Cinnamon - 1

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Preparation:-

1. Heat a pan with oil and fry all the ingredients given under " Roast and make a paste"  on medium heat  for 2 mts. Remove from fire, cool and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside.
2.  Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the bay leaves , cumin seeds, small onions, green chilly and curry leaves and saute till transparent.
3. Add the ground paste and saute for a minute .
4. Now add salt, turmeric pwd and tomatoes and combine well.Fry till tomatoes become mushy.
5. Then add chicken and mix well. Cook for 5-10 minutes 
6. Add chilly powder and coriander powder. Cook for few more minutes or until chicken is done.
7. Now add the coconut milk. Cook for 4 mts and combine well.
8.  Turn off heat and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
9.  Serve hot with White steamed rice, Briyani, Chappatis or dosas.