Chicken curry with coconut milk / Kerala chicken curry

This curry is a creamy with full of flavor and spices. Very easy and delicious recipe. This goes very well with Kerala paratha or rice.

Ingredients:

500 grms boneless chicken
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 cinnamon
2-3 cloves
2-3 cardamom
1/2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 ginger paste
2 medium size onions
1 tomato
green chillies as per taste
few curry leaves
1 tsp red chilli pwdr
1 tsp coriander pwdr
2 tsp chicken masala
1/2 tsp pepper pwdr
salt to taste
oil

Method:

Take boneless chicken or you can also use chicken with bone which i have cut into bite size, washed and cleaned very well. Heat oil in a pan add all the whole spices. Toss it for minute or so then add ginger and garlic. Then add the sliced onions, green chillies and curry leaves.Once the onion becomes translucent add tomatoes and place the flame on low for 2 minutes. Then add red chilli pwdr, coriander pwdr and chicken masala. Mix all very well on low flame for few minutes.

Once all the masala becomes nice brown colour (add little water if masala sticks to the pan) then add the chicken pieces. Give everything a nice mix with little warm water and close with a lid and let the chicken cook with the gravy.

Once chicken is all cooked add coconut milk and pepper powder and mix everything altogether. let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.Now chicken curry is all ready to serve.