Chicken Curry

Ingredients:
Marinate:
½ kg chicken, washed and cut into medium sized pieces
3 tbsp curds
1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
¼ tsp turmeric pwd
salt to taste
Make a paste:
6-7 cashewnuts
4-5 tbsps milk
Dry roast and make a fine powder:
1” cinnamon
10-12 curry leaves
3 cloves
Rest of the ingredients:
3-4 tbsps oil
2 big onions finely chopped
1 large tomato finely chopped
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
3/4 tsp black pepper powder (adjust to suit your spice level)
¼ tsp cumin powder
coriander leaves for garnish

Preparation:
1. Marinate chicken pieces in chilli powder, turmeric powder, curds and salt for 20 mts.

2 .While the chicken pieces are marinating, make a paste of cashewnuts and milk. (Keep aside)

3. Dry roast cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves for 1 min and make a powder of them.

(Keep aside)

4. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps of oil in a cooking vessel. Add the onions and saute till light golden color. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute further for another 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

5. Add coriander pwd, cumin pwd, pepper pwd and combine well and fry for another minute.

6. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Combine well and cook till oil separates.Turn off heat. Cool and grind the cooked masala. (Keep aside this masala paste)

7. Heat 1 1/2 tbsps oil in a cooking vessel and add the marinated chicken and cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes, reduce heat and cook covered for another 4-5 minutes.

8. Add the ground masala paste, cashewnut paste and ground powder of cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves and combine well. (Add a cup of water for more gravy consistency). Cook till chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired curry consistency. Adjust salt.

9.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice or Chapathi