Chicken Kurma

Ingredients:
Chicken -1 kg
Onions -3(medium size)
Tomatoes -2( medium size)
Ginger,garlic paste-1 tbsp
Green chillies- 2-3 nos
Cinnamon,cardamom,cloves -1 tsp (powdered)
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Fennel powder - 1 tsp
Curd/yogurt - 1tbsp
oil - 1 tbsp


Method:


Clean the chicken and marinate it with chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt for half an hour.


Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
Add cinnamon,cardamom and cloves.
Add the following one by one and fry them each for 30 seconds.
- thinly sliced onions .
- the ginger, garlic paste.
- sliced tomatoes.
- green chillies cut lengthwise
- coriander powder
- pepper powder
- cumin powder
- fennel powder
Fry till all the ingredients combine together and the oil gets separated.


Now add the chicken pieces along with curd and fry it for five minutes.
If you need more gravy, add little water.
Add chilli powder and salt if required.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat till done.


Garnish with finely chopped coriander and curry leaves.Serve hot.