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Chicken Curry – Thanjavur style

October 24, 2015 by Geetika Leave a Comment

Ingredients

  • Chicken – 1/2kg
  • Onion – 1 finely chopped
  • Tomato – 1 finely chopped
  • Ginger garlic paste – 11/2tsp
  • Turmeric Powder – 1/2tsp
  • Chilly Powder – 2 tsp – recommended is 1 tsp or less
  • Coriander Powder – 3tsp
  • Curry Leaves – 1 Spring
  • Coriander Leaves – few
  • Bay leaves – 1
  • Red chilly – 1
  • Cinnamon – 1”stick
  • Cloves – 2 nos
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil

To Grind

  • Cumin seeds – 1-1/2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
  • Kasa kasa -1 tsp
  • Small onions – 20 to 25 or use normal onions about 3 to 5
  • Curry leaves – 1 Spring
  • Granted Coconut-1/4cup

Method

Ground Masala

  • Take a pan, heat 2 tsp of oil and add all the above grind items one by one.
  • Fry it few minutes and allow to cool.
  • Then grind it into a fine paste and keep aside.

Curry Preparation

  • Take a vessel add oil and add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and fry well
  • Add onions and fry till it turns golden brown. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute it well until raw smell disappears
  • Add chopped tomatoes and add turmeric powder. Stir it well
  • Add Chilly Powder,coriander powder and salt. Stir it for few minutes and then add chicken
  • Saute them well for 10 minutes
  • Add the ground masala, water and salt. Close the vessel and allow to the chicken to cook.

Garnishing

  • Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, 1 whole red chilly and curry leaves. After the fireworks are over pour this over the gravy.
  • Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves.
  • Tasty and spicy chicken gravy was ready to serve

Source: http://geethaeasycooking.blogspot.in/2011/11/chicken-gravythanjavur-style.html

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