Spicy Country Chicken Kurma / Naatu kozhi Kurma

After reading a article about the broiler chicken effects from FB, now i try to use mostly country chicken only. Though they have less flesh, our family started liking its taste now a days. So here is the recipe, which I prepared yesterday.

Ingredients
To marinate

• Country Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Chilli powder - 3 to 4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp

To grind

• Grated coconut - 4 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

For gravy

• Oil - 3 tsp
• Cloves - few
• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• Fennel/Saunf - 1/2 tsp
• Star Anise - 1
• Ginger garlic paste
• Curry leaves - few
• Dry red cillies - 2 
• Onion - 1 big
• Tomato - 1 
• Salt - as needed
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

• Wash the country chicken and mix with chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and leave it aside for 1 hr.

• In a mixer grinder, add the grated coconut, poppy seeds and 1 tsp fennel seeds and little water.

• Grind to a smooth paste

• Set it aside

• In a pan, add oil and when hot, add fennel seeds, star anise, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and cloves

• Add onions and saute for a minute adding salt.

• Add dry red chillies, currry leaves and fry for a min and ginger garlic paste.

• Again saute the onions till it becomes soft.

• Add tomato and saute again.

• Add the marinated chicken pieces.

•  Country chicken, takes more time to cook and so, add more water and let it cook till the chicken becomes tender.

• Now addin the coconut paste and add some more water and allow to cook for another 5 min.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Note:

I have added more chilli powder while marinating the chicken itself. if want to reduce, you can reduce the chilli powder while marinating and add it later as per your taste.