Chicken Kuzhambhu

Preparation Time: 40 minutes
No of servings: 4-5
Spice Level: 4 out of 5

Ingredients:

• Chicken: 2 lb
• Oil : 3 tbsp
• Bay leaves : 2
• Cinnamon : 1″
• Cloves : 3
• Onion : 1/2(medium)
• Tomato : 2
• Cumin seeds : 11/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds : 1 tsp
• Green chilies : 4
• Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
• Black Pepper : 2 tsp
• Curry leaves : 5 to 6
• Garlic : 3
• Ginger : 1 inch
• Salt : required for taste
• Coconut Milk : 1/4 cup
• Coriander Leaves : few

Method Of Preparation :

1. Heat a tsp of oil in a pan add cumin seeds , fennel seeds, curry leaves (3), Green chili(2), Onion(Chopped), and Black pepper.
2. Fry all the above ingredients except garlic and ginger for 4 minutes in low flame.
3. After that remove from heat and let it cool down.
4. Now grind the above mixture with garlic and ginger in to a fine paste.
5. Heat remaining oil in a pressure cooker add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves and the ground paste fry them for 3 minutes .
6. And add the chicken mix it well with masala paste , add the remaining green chili, curry leaves and turmeric powder and required salt .Fry them all together for 4 minutes.
7. Now add a cup of water and the chopped tomatoes in to it . Close the lid of the pressure cooker .
8. Pressure cook it for 2 whistle.
9. After that open the lid and add the coconut milk let it boil it for 2 minutes remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.