Kerala style semi dry chicken curry

Ingredients

• 500 kg Chicken
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 4-5 red chillies
• 5-6 cashews
• 1/2-1 cup Coconut cubes
• 2-3 tomatoes
• 3 onions of medium sized
• 1 bay leaf
• 11/2 tsp Saunf /fennel seeds
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2-1 tsp peppercorns
• 2 green chillies
• 1 Small piece of ginger
• 5-6 garlic
• 1 strand Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3 tsp coriander powder
• as required Oil for frying
• as per taste Salt
• For marination of chicken
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• as per taste Salt

Steps

1. In a pan take oil,when oil is hot add cashews,coconut cubes and half onion sliced. Fry them separately and remove them in a plate.
2. Then in the same pan add mustard seeds after it splutters, add red chilli and curry leaves. Then add bay leaf, 1 cinnamon, 2-3 cloves, 1/2tsp saunf and 2- 3 peppercorns. To this add left onions, crushed green chilli, ginger and garlic. After it has become soft add powders like turmeric,chilli, coriander.
3. Add tomatoes when powders are aromatic. Close lid and cook until tomatoes are tender. Add chicken pieces and coat with masala. The chicken added should be marinated with turmeric powder, salt,chilli powder. Also, add the chicken masala. To this add required water for cooking.
4. When chicken is cooked, add the dry ingredients mentioned in step 1. Check for salt. Add water according to your choice.Semi-dry is better. Serve this delicious kerala style chicken curry with appam, rice or roti.