சிக்கன் கிரேவி (Chicken Gravy)

Ingredients for Chicken Gravy :

Chicken with bone - 1/2 Kg,

Small Onion - 100 g (Vertically Chopped),

Refined Oil - 100 g,

Dry Chilies - 3,

Turmeric Powder - Little ,

Salt - as needed,

Cashew Nuts - 10 g,

Cumin - 1/4 Tsp,

Aniseeds - 1/4 Tsp,

Pepper - 1/4 Tsp,

Cinnamon - 1,

Cloves - 1,

Chilli Powder - 10 g,

Coconut Oil - Little,

Coconut - 1 ,

Ginger, Garlic Paste - 10 g.

Method to make Chicken Gravy : 

1. Heat the frying pan then add cumin, aniseeds, pepper then fry it well. Grind this along with cloves and cinnamon. Grind it powdery. Grind the cashew nuts alone. 

2. Cook the chicken along with salt, turmeric powder, ginger, garlic paste and water. Cook it with a half boil. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a frying pan then add dry chilies, curry leaves and season it then add small onions then fry it well. 

3. Then add ginger, garlic paste , chilli powder, masala powder ingredients along with them and allow it to fry well. When it gets thick then add the cooked chicken and salt along with them. Allow it to boil for some minutes. Finally add the cashew nut paste and fried the shreded coconuts with ghee along with them. Turn off the stove.

Chicken Gravy is ready now.

method II

Ingredients:
Boneless chicken - 1 lb
Shallots - 10 nos (Chopped)
G.Chilli - 2 nos
Tomato - 2 nos (Chopped)
Ginger & Garlic - 2 tsp
Chilli powder - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few 
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste 
Oil - 2 tbsp

To Grind:
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick - 2 nos
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cloves - 3 nos
Cardamom - 2 nos
Bay leaves - 2 nos

Method:
* In a kadai fry chicken along with little oil and Ginger & Garlic paste for few mins. Then keep it aside.
* In that same kadai heat oil and fry all the above seasoning things for a while. Then add chopped onions, G.chilli and Curry leaves. Fry it well.
* Then add chopped tomatoes and fry it well.
* Then add semi fried chicken and mix it for 5 min.Let it cook for a while.
* Add Chilli powder and turmeric powder mix it well.
* Add 1 cup of water and Coconut paste. Mix it well. Close with lid and let it cook for 10 min.
* Once water reduced,Oil will come out. Now take it out from stove and add coriander leaves.
* Serve it hot with Chapathi or Rice.

-நன்றி மைதிலி தியாகு , USA