chicken curry

ingredients

1.Chicken - 1/2 kg.
2.cinnamon stick - 2.5cm
3.cardamom pods - 2
4. cloves - 2
5. Onion - 1 chopped
6. Tomato - 1 chopped
7. Coriander powder - 2 tsp.
8. Sambar powder - 1 and a half tsp.
9. Fresh coriader and mint leaves to garnish
10. Salt to taste

To grind

1. Cumin seeds - 3 tsp.
2. Sombu - 2 tsp.
3. Peeper - 1 tsp.
4. Onion - 1
5.Tomato - 1
6.Ginger - a small piece
7. Garlic - 15 colves

Fry cumin seeds, Sombu and pepper and grind as a dry powder and keep aside. Now grind onion, tomato, ginger and garlic together without dding more water.

Method of preparation

First cut the chicken into small pieces and wash well and soak it in a 4 tsp. of curd for 1/2 an hour.
Now keep a pan in a stove and pour 6 tsp. of oil.
Add cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves - 2 , chopped onion and saute for 5 minutes.
Now add the ground paste of ginger, garlic, onion, tomato to the pan.
Saute it for 10 minutes until the water gets evaporated.
Now add chopped tomato and saute for 2 minutes.
In the meanwhile wash the soaked chicken with water and add it to the pan.
Fry for 5 minutes and pour 3 cups of water.
Now add sambhar powder, coriander powder, salt and a mixture of cumin seeds, sombu and pepper to the pan.
Mix with a ladder and pressure cook using cooker for 10 minutes.
After the pressure is released, add 1/2 a tsp. of chicken masala powder and then mix well and keep in the stove for 4 minutes.
Now finally garnish with mint and coriander leaves.
Now the tasty chicken curry is ready and serve with hot boiled rice.
This can also be served with Idli, Dosa and Chappathi.