Chicken in Roasted Gravy

Ingredients

Chicken - 1 Kg

To Grind

1. Oil - for frying the onions
2. Onion - 2
3. Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 Tsp
4. Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 Tsp
5. Garlic - 8
6. Ginger - 1" piece
7. Grated coconut - 1 cup
8. Cardamom - 3-4
9. Cinnamon - 1 
10. Cloves - 4
11. Poppy seeds(Kuskus in malayalam) - 1 Tbsp
12. Kashmiri red Chilly powder  - 2 Tbsp
13. Pepper powder - 1 Tsp
14. Coriander powder - 2 Tbsp

For the Gravy 

1. Onion sliced - 3
2. Green Chilly - 2
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
4. Tomato - 3
5. Oil - 2 Tbsp
6. salt - to taste
7. Coriander Leaves - 2-3 Sprigs

Preparation

• First clean the chicken, cut into small pieces.Drain water and keep aside.
• In a deep pan, heat oil and fry the onions till golden brown. Keep aside.
• From this oil, take 1 Tbsp oil , in another pan, add cumin seeds, then add fenugreek seeds to it,then add grated coconut,ginger , garlic. Saute till the coconut changes its colour to golden brown.Saute this on low fire(as you do not want to burn the coconut).
• Then add the spices and also the masala powders one by one.
• When cool, grind the grated coconut masala and the fried onions together to a smooth paste.

For the Gravy

• Now in a deep pan/kadai, heat oil, saute onions till they are soft and transparent.Add green chilly's and turmeric powder to it. Saute for a minute.
• Add chicken pieces, grind masala , salt and sliced tomato to it. Mix well. Add 1 cup of water. Close the lid and cook until chicken pieces are soft. Cook on low flame.
• When cooked , garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

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