Green Chili Chicken Curry

 
 Ingredients:
 

1. Chicken : ½ kg (Boneless or with bone)
2. Oil : 3 tbsp
3. Onion :2 (medium) (Finely chopped)
4. Tomatoes :  2 (Finely chopped)
5. Ginger & Garlic paste  : 2 ½ tbsp
6. Curry leaves : 6-7
7. Potato : 1 (cut into cubes)
8. Aniseed   : 1 ½ tbsp
9. Bay  Leaves : 2
10. Cinnamon : 1″
11. Cardamom : 2
12. Cloves : 4
13. Fennel seeds : 1 tbsp
14. Grated Coconut:1 cup
15. Cashew nuts: 6
16. Poppy seeds : 2 tbsp (soak in water for half an hour)
17. Green chillies : 10-12 nos (according to your spice level)
18. Salt to taste

 Method Of preparation :

1. Cut and clean the chicken and keep it aside.
2. Pour little oil in a pan and fry the green chillies until the color changes and allow it to cool.
3. Grind the green chillies, poppy seeds, fennel seeds, coconut and cashews to a thick paste.
4. Just crush the aniseed, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
5. Heat the pan with little oil in it and fry the crushed mixture well (cinnamon, cloves  and cardamom).
6. After that add the chopped onions and curry leaves, fry them for few minutes or till it becomes translucent.
7. Now add ginger garlic paste fry them till the raw smell goes off.
8. And add the tomatoes mix it all together and let them sit in the heat for 2-3 minutes.
9. Now add the chicken, potato, turmeric powder and salt to taste, then cook it well.
10. After 10 min add the ground paste and simmer cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
11. Bring  the consistency you want by adjusting water.
12. Garnish with coriander leaves .
13. Serve it hot with  rice or chapati.