Chicken Kuruma

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 pound
Onion - 1 - chopped
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Tomato - 1 - chopped
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cloves & Cinnamon Stick - 2 nos
Bay leaves - few
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp(if needed)
Garam Masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp or as per need
Coriander leaves - A hand full

For Grinding:

Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Clove and Cinnamon Stick - 1 nos.
Green chilli - 8 nos. or as per need
Almonds - 10 nos(optional)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaves.
2. When it splutters add onion, and fry until golden brown.
3. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
4. Add tomato now and then turmeric powder, salt and fry until oil gets separated.
5. Add the ground coconut paste and 3 cups of water.
6. Add chicken and let it cook. Add chilli powder and salt if needed.

Note:

-> Serve with rice, roti, all kind of biriyani, uthappam, idli...etc.,