Chicken Kurma

Ingredients

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Onion - 2 
• Tomato - 2
• Coconut milk - 1/2 cup 
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cloves - 3 to 4
• Cinnamon stick - 2 inch (crushed)
• Cardamom - 2
• Green Chillies - 4 (cut lengthwise - adjusted according to taste)
• Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
• Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
• Coriander leaves - few for garnishing
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt - as per taste
• Water - 2 cups

Method

• Wash the chicken pieces nicely and keep aside.
• In a pan, add 1 tsp of oil, and when hot, add cloves, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick and cardamom.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute till, its raw smell goes off.
• Add the onion and fry till they become translucent.
• Add the green chillies and tomato and saute well.
• Add the chicken pieces and cook well.   
• Now add water, salt, coriander powder, turmeric powder and cook it.
• When the chicken gets cooked and soft, add the coconut milk.
• Allow to boil for another 4 to 5 min.
• Switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roti etc.