CHICKEN CURRY IN TOMATO AND COCONUT GRAVY

CHICKEN CURRY IN A COCONUT AND TOMATO GRAVY

A simple and tasty Chicken Curry in a Coconut and Tomato Gravy. Goes well with rice, bread or any Indian Bread)

Ingredients

1 kg chicken jointed and cut into medium size pieces

A small bunch of coriander leaves washed and chopped

2 large onions chopped

2 tomatoes chopped very finely or pureed 

4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 or 2 teaspoons chillie powder depending on choice of pungency 

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder 

2 cloves, 2 small pieces of cinnamon, 2 cardamoms, 1 bay leaf

2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste

3 tablespoons oil 

Salt to taste

4 tablespoons thick Coconut milk

Heat oil in a pan and add the onions, Fry till golden brown. Add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, ginger and garlic paste and sauté for a few minutes. 

Now add the chicken, salt, chillie powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and fry for some time till the oil separates from the mixture. 

Add the tomato puree, coconut milk and mix well. Add just a little water and cook till the chicken is done and the gravy is thick