Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

• Chicken---1/2 kg
• Onions---3 med sized(chopped into slices)
• Tomatoes---1 large (chopped into dices)
• Ginger Garlic paste----2tsp
• Green chillies---3half slit
• Curry leaves---15 no
• Cloves---4
• Cardamom---3
• Bay leaf---2
• Cinnamon---1 inch stick
• Mace---1 spring
• Cumin seeds---1/4tsp
• Cumin powder---3/4 tsp
• Coriander powder---1tsp
• Red chilly powder---1tsp(adjust to taste)
• Pepper powder---1/4tsp
• Garam masala powder---1/4tsp
• Salt---1tsp approx (adjust to taste)
• Turmeric---1/4tsp
• Oil---3-4tbs
• Curd---2tbs
• Coriander leaves---for garnish

Preparation:

• Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.
• Marinate the chicken with curd and keep it asid for 30 min.
• Put the kadai on the stove. put oil in it.
• Add the spices(cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, cumin seeds and Mace).
• Once the spices fried till they give a good smell of aroma, add onion slices, curry leaves and green chillies.
• Add little salt to the onions, so that onions get cooked bit faster. Cook onions till transperent.
• Now add ginger garlic paste to it. Fry the mixture till the ginger garlic paste leaves the strong smell.
• Then add the chopped tomatoes.
• Add to it cumin powder, coriander powder, chilly powder, pepper powder and salt.
• Once the tomatoes are almost cooked add the marinated chicken and little water.
• Let it cook till the chicken is tender and gravy is thicken for required consistancy.
• Add the garam masala powder.
• Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve hot with chapathi or steamed rice.