Spicy Chicken Curry/Naadan Chicken Curry

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 1 1/2 Kg
2. For Marination
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
4. Red Chilly powder - 1 Tbsp
5. Pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp
6. Roasted coriander powder - 3 Tbsp
7. Salt - 1 1/2 Tsp
8. Curry Leaves - 1 Twig

For Masala

1. Sliced Onion - 6 Large
2. Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
3. Green chilly - 3
4. Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves
5. Tomato - 2
6. Garlic crushed - 10
7. Ginger crushed - 1 small piece/ 1 Tsp
8. Fennel seeds(Perumjeerakam) - 1/2 Tsp
9. Water - 1 1/2 cup
10. Garam Masala - 1 1/2 Tsp
11. Ghee - 2 Tsp
12. Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch

For Tempering

1. Coconut Oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp
2. Ghee- 1 Tsp
3. Onion - 1
4. Curry Leaves -2 Twigs

Preparation

• Roast the coriander powder to this colour on low flame.Do not burn it.

• Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder, red chilly powder,pepper powder , roasted coriander powder , salt and curry leaves.

• Heat oil in a kadai and add sliced onion, red chillies. Saute it well until it leaves its raw smell and changes its colour.

• Add sliced tomato,curry leaves and add the marinated chicken and water to chicken.Mix all the ingredients well.

• Close the lid and cook chicken on high flame. When the chicken is almost cooked and is soft add crushed ginger, fennel seeds, crushed garlic and 2-4 curry leaves. Mix well and cook for 2-3 mins and off the flame.

• In a frying pan heat coconut and ghee. When hot add chopped onions and 2-4 curry leaves. Fry it until brown and with the oil pour it to the curry and add coriander leaves on top.

• Serve hot with ghee rice, boiled rice or any kind of roti's.