Kozhi Varuval (Chicken gravy)

Ingredients:

• whole chicken- 1
• turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• curd - 1/2 cup
• salt - to taste
• coriander powder - 1 tsp
• chilli powder- 2 tsp
• curry leaves - 2 no
• tomato - 1
• shallot onion - 10
• cilantro - a needed
• ginger - 2 inch
• garlic - 4 pods
• fennal seeds - 1/2 tsp
• cloves- 4
• cardamom- 2
• cinnamon - 1 inch
• bay leaves - 1

Method:

• Wash the chicken and remove the skin
• Cut the whole chicken in to big pieces.
• Marinate it with turmeric, chilli powder,coriander powder, curd and salt.
• Heat the oil add fennel seeds,cloves,cadamom,cinnamon,bayleaves and then ginger garlic paste.
• Add chopped onion.


• Saute the onion till it becomes golden brown.
• Now add chopped tomato and minced cilantro and let them cook.
• Add the marinated chicken pieces and saute well.
• Add 2 cups of water and close the lid.
• Cook it for 30 minutes.
• Cook the chicken till the oil separates out and the curry becomes thick and oil gets separated.

Serve it with rasam rice. yummy.......