Varutharacha Kozhi Curry-Chicken Curry

Ingredients:
Chicken – 750g (Cut into small pieces)
Onion – 1 small (Thinly sliced) / Shallots
Ginger – 1 big piece (Crushed)
Garlic – 5 fat cloves (Crushed)
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Tomato – 1 big (Chopped)
Salt
Coconut oil

To roast and grind
Grated coconut – ¼ of a coconut / 1¼ handfuls
Dry red chilly – As per your taste
Whole pepper – ½ tsp
Curry leaves
Shallots – 4 small
Coriander seeds – 3½ tbsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

For garam masala
Fennel seeds – 1½ tbsp
Cinnamon – 1 big piece
Star anise – 2
Cardamom – 5
Cloves – 10
Mace – 1 small piece

For tempering:
Coconut Oil
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Dried red Chillies
Shallots
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder

Steps:
Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add whole spices – fennel seeds, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, cloves, and mace.
Once the spices become hot, remove and set aside.
Add dry red chillies, whole pepper, grated coconut, curry leaves, shallots and coriander seeds to the hot pan.
Add coconut oil to roast the coconut.
Roast till golden on medium flame.
When it starts to turn golden, add turmeric powder. Sauté till the raw smell goes away.
Switch off and transfer it to a plate to cool down.
Add the roasted whole spices also.
Once cool, pulse a few times without adding water.
Then add water and grind it to a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan.
Add onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
When the onion becomes soft, add turmeric powder. Sauté till the raw smell goes away.
Add the ground paste and water, as required for the gravy.
Add tomato, chicken and salt.
Cover and cook the chicken.

Heat oil in a pan for tempering.
Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
Add dry red chilly, shallots and curry leaves.
Add turmeric powder and roast on low flame.
Add this to the curry and mix well.
Serve with hot rice or chapathy or vattayappam.

How to cut whole chicken – http://y2u.be/tLxBZp2jowc

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