Chettinad Chicken Kurma

Chettinad Chicken Kurma




Ingredients


 1 Chicken  cut into small pieces
Onions-1 
Tomatoes-2
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste
1/2 grated coconut ground to a smooth paste
Ginger and Garlic paste -2 tsp
Green Chili-1or 2
Oil to fry

Whole spices to grind to a paste

Cardamon-2 
Cloves-2
Cinnamon stick -1
Poppy seeds-1/2 tsp
Pepper -1 tsp
Cumin 3/4 tsp
Fennel 3/4 tsp
Red chili 2 or 3

Dry roast the above ingredients and grind to a smooth paste ,set it aside.

In a frying pan saute the onions till golden brown,add the curry leaves,green chili,ginger and garlic paste fry till the raw smell disappears,then add the chopped tomatoes and turmeric powder and the ground Chettinad masala,coriander powder and fry till you see the oil separates.

Add the cleaned, washed chicken to the masala fry for a few minutes,add salt then let it simmer for another 15 minutes till the water evaporates now add the coconut paste and enough water to make the curry simmer for another 10 minutes.

Very tasty chettinad chicken kurma is ready to be served with some white rice or steamed Idly! 

Garnish with lots of curry leaves and cilantro leaves!  

Adding a squeeze of lime will add to the flavor also adjust the spice level by adding more red chili.