Chicken Gravy(Thanjavur Style)

Ingredients

Chicken -1/2kg

Onion-1 finely chopped

Tomato-1 finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste-11/2tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp

Chilly Powder-2 tsp

Coriander Powder-3tsp

Curry Leaves-1 Spring

Coriander Leaves-few

Bay leaves-1

Red chilly-1

Cinnamon-1”stick

Cloves-2nos

Salt to taste

Oil

To Grind

Cumin seeds-11/2tsp

Fennel seeds-1tsp

Kasa kasa -1tsp

Small onions-20 to 25

Curry leaves-1 Spring

Granted Coconut-1/4cup

Method

1.Take a pan,heat a oil(2tsp) and add all the above grind items one by one..Fry it few mints and allow to cool…Then grind it into a fine paste.Keep it aside.

2.Take a vessel add oil and add cloves,cinnamon,bay leaves and fry well…

3.Add onions and fry till it turns golden brown..Then add ginger garlic paste and saute it well until raw smell disappears

4.Add chopped tomatoes and add turmeric powder...Stir it well

5.Add Chilly Powder,coriander powder and salt…Stir it for few mints then add chicken

6.Saute them well for 10mints

7.Add grinded masala and add water n salt…Close the vessel and allow to cook chicken..

8.Heat a oil in another pan add 2tsp of oil,add mustard seeds,1whole red chilly and curry leaves…Then pour it over the gravy…

9.Garnish with coriander leaves..

10.Tasty and spicy chicken gravy was ready to serve…