Kerala chicken curry

 Ingredients

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Shallots – 9 to 10 nos
• Onion – 2 or 3 nos
• Garlic – 7 to 8 nos
• Ginger – 1 nos
• Tomatoes – 2 nos
• 4-6 green chillies
• Coconut pieces – 1/2 cups
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder – 1 tbsp
• Chicken masala – 1 tbsp
• Salt – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Black mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• curry leaves - handfull

Method

1. Cut and wash the chicken .
2. Take a pan, add cleaned chicken pieces and turmeric powder.
3. Then cover and marinated for half an hour
4. Crush ginger and garlic into smooth paste
5. Heat oil in pan add mustard seed ,let them spluttered .
6. Add curry leaves, chillies, shallots and onion, saute for few minutes
7. Add chopped coconut pieces and saute them well.
8. Then sprinkle some salt and turmeric powder, saute them well.
9. Add crushed ginger garlic paste and saute them well.
10. Then add red chilli powder ,coriander powder, pepper powder and chicken masala, saute them well.
11. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they become soften.
12. Cover and boil them well.
13. Remove the lid and saute them well.
14. Then add marinated chicken pieces and combine them well.
15. cover and cook till the chicken become well cooked
16. Remove the lid and pour some water ,saute them well.
17. Again cover and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
18. When the curry reaches the desired consistency,
19. Remove it from the heat and serve

Source: Village Cooking Kerala