Spicy Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk

An easy to make, absolutely delicious curry...I made this for lunch today and A and I really enjoyed the way it looked, smelled and tasted.

Ingredients:-

Chicken - 1/2 kg

Onion chopped - 2

Green chilli split lengthwise - 3

Ginger and garlic chopped - 1 tsp each

Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala - 1 tsp

pepper powder - 1/2 tsp or crushed pepper

Bay leaves - 1

Curry leaves

Thin Coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup

Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Oil

Salt to taste

Method:-

- Clean and cut the chicken into medium pieces

- Add chilli powder,coriander powder,Turmeric powder and pepper powder to the chicken pieces along with salt and marinate for 15 minutes.

- Crush the ginger and garlic in a mortar and pestle or in a mixer.

- Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions,curry leaves and sauté well for about 10 minutes
- Add crushed ginger and garlic and bay leaves and sauté again
- Add the marinated chicken pieces and combine well
- Fry this on medium - high heat for about 7 minutes until the chicken is browned and coated well with the masala

- Add garam masala and stir well

- Pour thin coconut milk ,mix it well and cook it covered on a medium flame until the chicken is tender

- When it is done uncover and add thick coconut milk and simmer for 3 minutes,. Remove before it boils

Serve with rice or rotis.

Source http://www.vazhayila.com/2009/11/kerala-chicken-curry_12.html#ixzz179nAALE7

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