Thanjavur special chicken kuzhambu

Thanjavur special chicken kuzhambu

Ingredients:

     Chicken  - 1/2 kg

    Cinnamon - 2 inches

    Cloves - 2

    Cardamon - 2 

    Ani seeds - 11/2 teaspoon

    Medium sized onions - 2 chopped

    Ginger,garlic,cashew paste - 11/2 tablespoon

    Tomatoes -  chopped

    Finely churned coconut - 1/4 cup

    Salt - As required

    Chili powder - 11/2 teaspoon

    Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons

    Turmeric powder - 3/4 teaspoon

    Oil - 5 tablespoons

Procedure:

   Place the pan on the burner add oil to it.  Once the oil has been heated add Cinnamon,  Cloves, Cardamon and wait until spices releases its natural aroma.  Add onions to the spices and stir it until it become pink in colour.  After that add ginger garlic and cashew paste to it and stir it until it is cooked. In this stage add tomatoes chili , coriander and turmeric powder to the pan.  Once the mixture has been cooked, add chicken to it.Once is half cooked,add the coconut paste to it and stir it until the mixture turned to a gravy consistency.  

     

     Now add 1.5 cups of water and salt to the mixture and allow it to boil. Keep the gravy for 20 minutes till  chicken is  cooked and oil oozes out.  Garnish the curry with some coriander leaves and serve it with boiled rice.